Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

A poem conveys not a message so much as the provenance of a message, an advent of sense.

A poem conveys not a message so much as the provenance of a message, an advent of sense.

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

Made poetry a mere mechanic art.

Made poetry a mere mechanic art.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

Writing a poem is discovering

Writing a poem is discovering

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.".

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

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.