Poetry, in the entire course of its development, has always been trying to capture meanings and problems which are still obscure and dormant. Poetry tries to awaken them with a kiss, wherever they may be: in the air, in things, in human beings.

In the end, time is the best ally of poets. It clarifies their works and makes them accessible to an ever widening circle of readers.

Tradition remains alive only when we struggle with it.

Art cannot progress by sticking to what is already familiar.

The demand that poetry be immediately understandable to everyone is truly absurd.

The public, regardless of its social origin, likes, above all, that which is easily accessible.

Poetry, in the entire course of its development, has always been trying to capture meanings and problems which are still obscure and dormant. Poetry tries to awaken them with a kiss, wherever they may be: in the air, in things, in human beings.