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I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.
I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
In the hexameter rises the fountain's silvery column:
In the pentameter aye falling in melody back.
In the hexameter rises the fountain's silvery column:
In the pentameter aye falling in melody back.
A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.
A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.
Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.
Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.
For me, poetry is an evasion of the real job of writing prose.
For me, poetry is an evasion of the real job of writing prose.
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
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.".
Prose--words in their best order;--poetry--the best words in
their best order.
Prose--words in their best order;--poetry--the best words in
their best order.
