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morning: that first sapphire dome of glow.
morning: that first sapphire dome of glow.
A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.
A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.
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.
It does not need that a poem should be long. Every word was once
a poem.
It does not need that a poem should be long. Every word was once
a poem.
Feel you the barren flattery of a rhyme?
Can poets soothe you, when you pine for bread,
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Feel you the barren flattery of a rhyme?
Can poets soothe you, when you pine for bread,
By winding myrtle round your ruin'd shed?
Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.
Poetry is 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 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.
