Nothing truly convincing – which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill – has been written against the ancients as yet especially not against their poetry. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

Each memorable verse of a true poet has two or three times the written content. РAlfred de Musset, Le Po̬te d̩chu, 1839

Poetry is creative; to be a poet is to remake the universe. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

Poetry is not always words. – Terri Guillemets, “Moonglow over the mountain,” 1991