Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.

Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.

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.

Writing a poem is discovering

Writing a poem is discovering

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

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

Poetry is itself a thing of God;
He made his prophets poets;and the more
We feel of read more

Poetry is itself a thing of God;
He made his prophets poets;and the more
We feel of poesie do we become
Like God in love and power,--under-makers.

The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.

The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.

If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.

If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.

Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.

Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.