The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Poetry lies its way to the truth.
The poet does not know - often he will never know - whom he really writes for.
Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth - the true poet is very near the oracle.
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.
When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry.
The poet nothing affirmeth and therefore never lieth.
Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.
A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.
Poets are all who love, who feel great truths, And tell them; and the truth of truths is love.
Again like Williams, with the emphasis now regrettable, when a man makes a poem, makes it mind you, he takes the words as he finds them lying interrelated about him.