Narrative art, the novel, from Murasaki to Proust, has produced great works of poetry. – Eugenio Montale
Poetry is the art which is technically within the grasp of everyone: a piece of paper and a pencil and one is ready. – Eugenio Montale
This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human soul. – Eugenio Montale
True poetry is similar to certain pictures whose owner is unknown and which only a few initiated people know. – Eugenio Montale