Many years, I would publish four books – an anthology, a book of criticism, a new book of poems, a book of essays.
Criticism
Sympathy is the first condition of criticism.
There is no body of theory or significant body of relevant information, beyond the comprehension of the layman, which makes policy immune from criticism.
Poetry; a criticism of life under the conditions fixed for such a criticism by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty.
Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced by reflection, criticism, and doubt.
I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question.
There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife – a tyrannical midwife.
It is from the womb of art that criticism was born.
There have always been great defenses of poetry, and I’ve tried to write mine, and I think all of my work and criticism is a defense of poetry to try and keep something alive in poetry.
The average man, if he meddles with criticism at all, is a conservative critic.