A word after a word after a word is power.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
A cult is a religion with no political power.
I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat.
The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose; the prose from the seventeenth century was poetry.
Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.
Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction.
Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is.
Well, if this is poetry, I'm certainly never going to write any myself.
And if they haven't got poetry in them, there's nothing you can do that will produce it.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
Poetry is not easy. Or should I say, real poetry is not easy.
Poetry is not a matter of feelings, it is a matter of language. It is language which creates feelings.
A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote.
Anti-religious sneers are a hallmark of perpetual adolescents.
My goal is never to make fun of religion.
Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.
There is not enough religion in the world even to destroy religion.
So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds.
Religion is like magic. It is all about tricks.
Tears are the summer showers to the soul.
