We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand. C. Day Lewis orderunderstandwrite Change image and share on social
Summer has filled her veins with light and her heart is washed with noon. C. Day Lewis fillheartlight Change image and share on social
First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear in my mind, I should have no incentive or need to write about it. C. Day Lewis cleardeskincentive Change image and share on social
No good poem, however confessional it may be, is just a self-expression. Who on earth would claim that the pearl expresses the oyster? C. Day Lewis claimconfessionalearth Change image and share on social