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Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.
To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.
Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production read more
Poetry is the work of poets, not of peoples or communities; artistic creation can never be anything but the production of an individual mind.
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his read more
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
