The poem is the point at which our strength gave out.

The poem is the point at which our strength gave out.

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.

Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.

Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.

Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.

Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

For rhyme the rudder is of verses,
With which, like ships, they steer their courses.

For rhyme the rudder is of verses,
With which, like ships, they steer their courses.

Oh love will make a dog howl in rhyme.

Oh love will make a dog howl in rhyme.

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.