The pure work implies the disappearance of the poet as speaker, who hands over to the words.
Stephane MallarmeI have made a long enough descent into the void to speak with certainty. There is nothing but beauty--and beauty has only one perfect expression, Poetry. All the rest is a lie.
Stephane MallarmeEverything that is sacred and that wishes to remain so must envelop itself in mystery.
Stephane Mallarme