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Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.
A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
The finest poetry was first experience.
The finest poetry was first experience.
A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.
A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.
'Twas he that ranged the words at random flung,
Pierced the fair pearls and them together strung.
'Twas he that ranged the words at random flung,
Pierced the fair pearls and them together strung.
In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with all your capacity to love read more
In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with all your capacity to love anything at all.
Poetry teaches us music, metaphor, condensation
and specificity.
Poetry teaches us music, metaphor, condensation
and specificity.
