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The poem is not a thing we see; it is, rather, a light by which we may see.

The poem is not a thing we see; it is, rather, a light by which we may see.

Robert Penn Warren
Light, Poetry, May
1958 In the Saturday Review, 22 Mar.

For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest part of autobiography.

Robert Penn Warren
Self, Poetry, Understanding
1985 In the New York Times, 12 May.

The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful.

Robert Penn Warren
Meaningful, Men, Poetry
1958 In the Saturday Review, 22 Mar.

The poet is in the end probably more afraid of the dogmatist who wants to extract the message from the poem and throw the poem away than he is of the sentimentalist who says, "Oh, just let me enjoy the poem."

Robert Penn Warren
Poetry, Want, Messages
"The Themes of Robert Frost". Lecture, 1947.

How do poems grow? They grow out of your life.

Robert Penn Warren
Poetry, Poetic, Grows
1985 In the New York Times, 12 May.

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