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“religion is poetry, - poetry is religion.”
“I always say that one's poetry is a solace to oneself and a nuisance to one's friends.”
“Poetry is the connecting link between body and mind.”
“Poetry is a dumb Buddha who thinks a donkey is as important as a diamond.”
“Poetry is often generations in advance of the thought of its time.”
“The reason modern poetry is difficult is so that the poet's wife cannot understand it.”
“20th century poetry is a piñata. Images break from the earth when the poet strikes it.”
“Writing poetry is like always being in love. What masochism! What luxury!”
“The function of poetry is to point out that the sign is not identical to the referent.”
“The end of writing is to instruct; the end of poetry is to instruct by pleasing.”
“The primary pigment of poetry is the IMAGE.”
“Poetry is language in orbit.”
“Poetry is news brought to the mountains by a unicorn and an echo.”
“Eloquence is heard; poetry is overheard ... All poetry is of the nature of the soliloquy.”
“I am one of those who hold that poetry is never so blithe as in a wanton and irregular subject.”