Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.

Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.

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.

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.

Made poetry a mere mechanic art.

Made poetry a mere mechanic art.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

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.

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.

Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.

Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.