Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

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 poet is an unhappy being whose heart is torn by secret sufferings, but whose lips are so strangely formed read more

A poet is an unhappy being whose heart is torn by secret sufferings, but whose lips are so strangely formed that when the sighs and the cries escape them, they sound like beautiful music... and then people crowd about the poet and say to him: "Sing for us soon again;" that is as much as to say, "May new sufferings torment your soul.".

Oh love will make a dog howl in rhyme.

Oh love will make a dog howl in rhyme.

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.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.