A poem needs to have a centre of gravity, there must be axes and structures, like in a snow crystal; or put it differently: a poem should have the structure of a flower. It is an organism.
Ida Gerhardt (1905 - 1997)
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Saturday, June 8, 2013
FEELINGS
Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.
W.H. Auden (1907 - 1973)
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W.H. Auden (1907 - 1973)
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