The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in the end, the poem is not a thing we see-it is, rather, a light by which we may see-and what we see is life.

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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...

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

I've been to a lot of places and done a lot of things, but writing...

I've been to a lot of places and done a lot of things, but writing...

A young man's ambition is to get along in the world and make a place...

A young man's ambition is to get along in the world and make a place...

Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things...

Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things...

A young man's ambition is to get along in the world and make a place...

A young man's ambition is to get along in the world and make a place...

Real writers are those who want to write, need to write, have to write.

Real writers are those who want to write, need to write, have to write.

For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest...

For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest...

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest...

For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest...

How do poems grow? They grow out of your life.

How do poems grow? They grow out of your life.

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald...

The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying...

The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying...

This is not remarkable, for, as we know, reality is not a function of the...

This is not remarkable, for, as we know, reality is not a function of the...

Mythology: the body of a primitive people's beliefs, concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deities...

Mythology: the body of a primitive people's beliefs, concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deities...

What the British must never believe about themselves is that they are good at games,...

What the British must never believe about themselves is that they are good at games,...

Russia has two generals in whom she can confide -Generals Janvier and Fevrier

Russia has two generals in whom she can confide -Generals Janvier and Fevrier

The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest...

The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest...

The Great Idea in advertising is far more than the sum of the recognition scores,...

The Great Idea in advertising is far more than the sum of the recognition scores,...

If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want...

If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want...

For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain [and] the...

For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain [and] the...