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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.
Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.
The finest poetry was first experience.
The finest poetry was first experience.
For me, poetry is an impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.
For me, poetry is an impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.
For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a
poem.
For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a
poem.
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen
To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.
To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.
Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.
Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.
