The poet's expression of joy conceals his despair at not having found the reality of joy.

The poet's expression of joy conceals his despair at not having found the reality of joy.

morning: that first sapphire dome of glow.

morning: that first sapphire dome of glow.

Doeg, though without knowing how or why,
Made a still a blundering kind of melody;
Spurr'd boldly read more

Doeg, though without knowing how or why,
Made a still a blundering kind of melody;
Spurr'd boldly on, and dash'd through thick and thin,
Through sense and nonsense, never out nor in;
Free from all meaning whether good or bad,
And in one word, heroically mad.

Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth--the true poet is very near the oracle.

Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth--the true poet is very near the oracle.

Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over

Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over

A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.

A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.

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

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

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call read more

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty.

You speak
As one who fed on poetry.

You speak
As one who fed on poetry.