Cowardice... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend functioning of the imagination.
Poetry operates by hints and dark suggestions. It is full of secrets and hidden formulae like a witch's brew.
There's not a good poet I know who has not at the beck and call of his memory...
A lot of the fun lies in trying to penetrate the mystery and this is best...
Who writes poetry imbibes honey from the poisoned lips of life.
My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and...
I write poetry in order to live more fully.