Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all read more

Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

Oh love will make a dog howl in rhyme.

Oh love will make a dog howl in rhyme.

Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.

Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

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.

You speak
As one who fed on poetry.

You speak
As one who fed on poetry.

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.