Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.

Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.

Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

A prose writer gets tired of writing prose, and wants to be a poet. So he begins every line with read more

A prose writer gets tired of writing prose, and wants to be a poet. So he begins every line with a capital letter, and keeps on writing prose.

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.

Of trees I (Krishna) am the fig.

Of trees I (Krishna) am the fig.

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality read more

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotion know what it means to want to escape from these