Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

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.

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

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

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.

I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a read more

I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet.

Oh love will make a dog howl in rhyme.

Oh love will make a dog howl in rhyme.

The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.

The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.

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.

Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.