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All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.
All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.
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.
The poet's expression of joy conceals his despair at not having found the reality of joy.
The poet's expression of joy conceals his despair at not having found the reality of joy.
Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
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 the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.
Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.
To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.
To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
