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Writing a poem is discovering
Writing a poem is discovering
To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.
To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.
A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.
A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
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 truth dwelling in beauty.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
For me, poetry is an impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.
For me, poetry is an impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in the air.
Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in the air.