True poetry is similar to certain pictures whose owner is unknown and which only a few initiated people know.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private.
Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don't have to tell anyone you're doing it.
Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have.
Poetry is innocent, not wise. It does not learn from experience, because each poetic experience is unique.
Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.
Poetry is always slightly mysterious, and you wonder what is your relationship to it.
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.
Poetry is really a way of sharing feelings and ideas.
Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth - the true poet is very near the oracle.
A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.