There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money either.
The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good, in spite of all the people who say he is very good.
Every English poet should master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them.
When I die of heart failure the next time you frighten me like that, you can put that on my gravestone —‘I didn’t mean to startle her
At first cock-crow the ghosts must go Back to their quiet graves below.
What will be left of all the fearing and wanting associated with your problematic life situation that every day takes up most of your attention? A dash, one or two inches long, between the date of birth and date of death on your gravestone.