I should strive (on reading a book of poetry) to evoke the a soul out…

It is America's opportunity to lay the foundations for a new flowering of English verse, and to lay them as broad as they are strong.

To begin with, the basis of English poetry is rhythm, or, as some would prefer to call it, cadence. This rhythm is obtained by mingling stressed and unstressed syllables.

It is time to create something new. It is time to strip poetry of meaningless tatters of form, and to clothe her in new, suitable garments.

Imagism was not Symbolism, but it proceeds from it

This book for men alone is meant, Book-worms, or bibliophiles anent, Of solid mind, of serious bent, On curious, hidden books intent, On odd research and learning.

No book exists, however bad, From which some good may not be had.