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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.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.
A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.
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.
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
Poetry teaches us music, metaphor, condensation
and specificity.
Poetry teaches us music, metaphor, condensation
and specificity.
Poetry is all nouns and verbs.
Poetry is all nouns and verbs.
I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I read more
I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out.