It is true that the poet does not directly address his neighbors; but he does address a great congress of persons who dwell at the back of his mind, a congress of all those who have taught him and whom…

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To this congress the poet speaks not of peculiar and personal things, but of what...

To this congress the poet speaks not of peculiar and personal things, but of what...

What is the opposite of two? A lonely me, a lonely you.

What is the opposite of two? A lonely me, a lonely you.

What is the opposite of two? A lonely me, a lonely you.

What is the opposite of two? A lonely me, a lonely you.

What is the opposite of two? A lonely me, a lonely you.

What is the opposite of two? A lonely me, a lonely you.

To this congress the poet speaks not of peculiar and personal things, but of what...

To this congress the poet speaks not of peculiar and personal things, but of what...

Poets, like whores, are only hated by each other

Poets, like whores, are only hated by each other

Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an...

Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an...

As a poet and as a mathematician, he would reason well; as a mere mathematician,...

As a poet and as a mathematician, he would reason well; as a mere mathematician,...

Poets are people who can still see the world through the eyes of children.

Poets are people who can still see the world through the eyes of children.

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.

The poet produces the beautiful by fixing his attention on something real

The poet produces the beautiful by fixing his attention on something real

The true poem rests between the words.

The true poem rests between the words.

Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently.

Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently.

The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in...

The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in...

Poets treat their experiences shamelessly; they exploit them

Poets treat their experiences shamelessly; they exploit them

The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far...

The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far...

Poets are all who love, who feel great truths, And tell them; and the truth...

Poets are all who love, who feel great truths, And tell them; and the truth...

Trust me, no tortures which the poets feign, can match the fierce, the unutterable pain,...

Trust me, no tortures which the poets feign, can match the fierce, the unutterable pain,...

He is the poet of solitude.

He is the poet of solitude.

Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars - mere globs of...

Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars - mere globs of...