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The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.
The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.
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.
Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.
Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.
Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth--the true poet is very near the oracle.
Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth--the true poet is very near the oracle.
The job of the poet is to render the world--to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No read more
The job of the poet is to render the world--to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.
A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.
The essentials of poetry are rhythm, dance, and the human voice.
The essentials of poetry are rhythm, dance, and the human voice.
