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A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.
A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, read more
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
Of our conflicts with others we make rhetoric; of our conflicts with ourselves we make poetry.
Of our conflicts with others we make rhetoric; of our conflicts with ourselves we make poetry.
Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.
Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
Made poetry a mere mechanic art.
Made poetry a mere mechanic art.
Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production read more
Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production of an individual mind .
Writing a poem is discovering
Writing a poem is discovering
