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The poet is in the end probably more afraid of the dogmatist who wants to extract the message from the read more
The poet is in the end probably more afraid of the dogmatist who wants to extract the message from the poem and throw the poem away than he is of the sentimentalist who says, "Oh, just let me enjoy the poem.".
Poetry should... should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.
Poetry should... should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
The finest poetry was first experience.
The finest poetry was first experience.
'Twas he that ranged the words at random flung,
Pierced the fair pearls and them together strung.
'Twas he that ranged the words at random flung,
Pierced the fair pearls and them together strung.
morning: that first sapphire dome of glow.
morning: that first sapphire dome of glow.
No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.
No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.
Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.
