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Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either.
There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either.
It is the job of poetry to clean up our word-clogged reality by creating silences around things.
It is the job of poetry to clean up our word-clogged reality by creating silences around things.
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.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
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 .
To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.
To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.
The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.
The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.
All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.
All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.