But poets were not considered dangerous and they were advised to exercise self-censorship. At most, poets were requested not to write at all. I took advantage of this negative liberty. Eugenio Montale More Quotes by Eugenio Montale More Quotes From Eugenio Montale True poetry is similar to certain pictures whose owner is unknown and which only a few initiated people know. Eugenio Montale owners certain people Mass communication, radio, and especially television, have attempted, not without success, to annihilate every possibility of solitude and reflection. Eugenio Montale communication solitude reflection The poet does not know - often he will never know - whom he really writes for. Eugenio Montale poet doe writing Narrative art, the novel, from Murasaki to Proust, has produced great works of poetry. Eugenio Montale proust narrative art Strangely, Dante's Divine Comedy did not produce a prose of that creative height or it did so after centuries. Eugenio Montale height comedy creative Slowly poetry becomes visual because it paints images, but it is also musical: it unites two arts into one. Eugenio Montale musical two art There is poetry even in prose, in all the great prose which is not merely utilitarian or didactic: there exist poets who write in prose or at least in more or less apparent prose; millions of poets write verses which have no connection with poetry. Eugenio Montale connections poet writing There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power. Eugenio Montale crowds squares country For my part, if I consider poetry as an object, I maintain that it is born of the necessity of adding a vocal sound (speech) to the hammering of the first tribal music. Eugenio Montale aggravation speech sound This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human soul. Eugenio Montale creation lyric-poetry soul
