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Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.
Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.
Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
You speak
As one who fed on poetry.
You speak
As one who fed on poetry.
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.
All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.
All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.
Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.
Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.
Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.
Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.
The job of the poet is to render the world--to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No read more
The job of the poet is to render the world--to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
