Poets

RIC_3271-2, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

Poets write in the line of prophecy,

and their work teaches us how to live.

Jay Parini, Why Poetry Matters

Beauty

RIC_3449, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

Beauty is what’s left

when all the illusions

are scoured away.

Mark Nepo,

Facing the Lion, Being the Lion: Finding Inner Courage Where It Lives

Strength

RIC_3250, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

Strength indeed lies in accepting one’s frailties and not in persuading oneself that one has “overcome” them.

Tariq Ramadan, What I Believe

Poet

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The poet furnishes the world with fresh knowledge, combining the gift of speech (oratio) with he gift of reason (ratio), creating figures on the page that becomes a substance themselves, interpreting reality as much as reflecting it.

Jay Parini, Why Poetry Matters