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.

The true poem is the poet's mind.

The true poem is the poet's mind.

Made poetry a mere mechanic art.

Made poetry a mere mechanic art.

For rhyme the rudder is of verses,
With which, like ships, they steer their courses.

For rhyme the rudder is of verses,
With which, like ships, they steer their courses.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

It is the job of poetry to clean up our word-clogged reality by creating silences around things.

It is the job of poetry to clean up our word-clogged reality by creating silences around things.

Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.

Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.

Poetry should... should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.

Poetry should... should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.