True poetry is similar to certain pictures whose owner is unknown and which only a few initiated people know.
Eugenio MontaleThere is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power.
Eugenio MontaleThis 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