I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a read more

I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.

If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.

It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I read more

I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.