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Poetry has to be something more than a conception of the mind. It has to be a revelation of nature. Conceptions are artificial. Perceptions are essential.

Wallace Stevens
Perception, Mind, Essentials
Wallace Stevens (2011). “Opus Posthumous: Poems, Plays, Prose”, p.246, Vintage
Poetry has to be something more than a conception of the mind. It has to be a revelation of nature. Conceptions are artificial. Perceptions are essential.