We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words. Dec 05, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
The bad poet is usually unconscious where he ought to be conscious, and conscious where he ought to be unconscious. Dec 03, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things. Dec 03, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning. Nov 30, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone. Nov 30, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world. Nov 30, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images and establishing mental connections. Nov 26, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Every healthy man can do without food for two days — but without poetry, never! Nov 26, 2024 - Fabian Biese>