I see no reason for calling my work poetry except that there is no other category in which to put it.

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It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without...

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust.

If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you...

If you will tell me why the fen appears impassable, I then will tell you...

Superior people never make long visits.

Superior people never make long visits.

In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull...

In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull...

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

The Irish say your trouble is their trouble and your joy their joy? I wish...

The Irish say your trouble is their trouble and your joy their joy? I wish...

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief.

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief

You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief

My father used to say superior people never make long visits.

My father used to say superior people never make long visits.

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

It is human nature to stand in the middle of a thing.

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt

Psychology which explains everything explains nothing, and we are still in doubt

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

Beauty is everlasting And dust is for a time

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

Impatience is the mark of independence, not of bondage.

There never was a war that was not inward.

There never was a war that was not inward.

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.