Talent--that is to say, the ability to see the world in a unique way--matures and grows in isolation.
Art cannot progress by sticking to what is already familiar.
Solitude is an essential element of poetry.
The spirit of the age is not synonymous with what the public likes.
The solitude of the poet is the uniqueness of his experience, and the particulaity of his sensitivity and imagination.
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.