“Satire is, indeed, the only sort of composition in which the Latin poets whose works have come down to us were not mere imitators of foreign models; and it is therefore the sort of composition in which they have never been excelled.” PoetModelsMereSatireLatinCompositionImitator Author:Thomas B. Macaulay
“There is an old Latin quotation in regard to the poet which says 'Poeta nascitur non fit' the translation of which is- the poet is born, not made.” MadeBornPoetFitRegardLatinQuotationsTranslations Book:How to Speak and Write Correctly (illustrated): Fully Formatted Version Source: How to Speak and Write Correctly (illustrated): Fully Formatted Version
“I didn't ever consider poetry the province exclusively of English and American literature and I discovered a great amount in reading Polish poetry and other Eastern European poetry and reading Russian poetry and reading Latin American and Spanish poetry and I've always found models in those other poetries of poets who could help me on my path.” HelpingReadingFoundLiteraturePathPoetAmountModelsHelp MeLatinEasternPolishLatin AmericaProvincesAmerican LiteratureLatin American Author:Edward Hirsch