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.

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.

You speak
As one who fed on poetry.

You speak
As one who fed on poetry.

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.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

The true poem is the poet's mind.

The true poem is the poet's mind.

A poem conveys not a message so much as the provenance of a message, an advent of sense.

A poem conveys not a message so much as the provenance of a message, an advent of sense.

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.