It does not need that a poem should be long. Every word was once
a poem.

It does not need that a poem should be long. Every word was once
a poem.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.

When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

For me, poetry is an evasion of the real job of writing prose.

For me, poetry is an evasion of the real job of writing prose.

A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.

A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.