I will never take what is never given, but I will receive to what is given.

We talk so abstractly about poetry because all of us are usually bad poets.

A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote.

Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.

A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.

savorwith methe lushnessof a lingering sleep...and last night’sdream.

My world was the size of a crayon box, and it took every colour to draw he

Prose: words in their best order; poetry: the best words in the best order.

I have no words — alas! — to tellThe loveliness of loving well!

No matter the disappointment, you simply cannot divorce your favorite team.

no poet can know what his poem is going to be like until he has written it.

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.

The secret to life is to live as though you know the secret." Barbara Botch

You are not worthless. Even if you've been called that your entire life.

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