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A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.
A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.
Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.
Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.
The poet is in the end probably more afraid of the dogmatist who wants to extract the message from the read more
The poet is in the end probably more afraid of the dogmatist who wants to extract the message from the poem and throw the poem away than he is of the sentimentalist who says, "Oh, just let me enjoy the poem.".
To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.
To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.
