Quote#Poetry
Consistent poetry is made of letters. Letters have no idea. Letters…
Quote byKurt Schwitters · 1887–1948
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: In: 'Consistent Poetry Art', Schwitters' contribution to 'Magazine G', No. 3, 1924, ed. Hans Richter..
English (original)
Consistent poetry is made of letters. Letters have no idea. Letters as such have no sound, they offer only tonal possibilities, to be valuated by the performer. The consistent poem weighs the value of both letters and groups.
— Kurt Schwitters
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