

“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”
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“Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.”
― New Year Letter
― New Year Letter

“to live in this world
you must be able
to do three things
to love what is mortal;
to hold it
against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go”
― New and Selected Poems, Volume One
you must be able
to do three things
to love what is mortal;
to hold it
against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go”
― New and Selected Poems, Volume One
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