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Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.
Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.
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.
If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.
If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.
Prose--words in their best order;--poetry--the best words in
their best order.
Prose--words in their best order;--poetry--the best words in
their best order.
The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.
The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.
Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.
Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.