Slowly poetry becomes visual because it paints images, but it is also musical: it unites two arts into one. Eugenio Montale artimagemusical Change image and share on social
Many of today's verses are prose and bad prose. Eugenio Montale badprosetoday Change image and share on social
The poet does not know - often he will never know - whom he really writes for. Eugenio Montale poetwrite Change image and share on social
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 apparentconnectiondidactic share on social
Mass communication, radio, and especially television, have attempted, not without success, to annihilate every possibility of solitude and reflection. Eugenio Montale annihilateattemptcommunication Change image and share on social
Evidently the arts, all the visual arts, are becoming more democratic in the worst sense of the word. Eugenio Montale artbaddemocratic Change image and share on social
Against the dark background of this contemporary civilization of well-being, even the arts tend to mingle, to lose their identity. Eugenio Montale artbackgroundcivilization Change image and share on social
However, poetry does not live solely in books or in school anthologies. Eugenio Montale anthologybooklive Change image and share on social
In reality art is always for everyone and for no one. Eugenio Montale artreality Change image and share on social
I am perhaps a late follower of Zoroaster and I believe that the foundation of life is built upon the struggle between the two opposing forces of Good and Evil. Eugenio Montale buildevilfollower Change image and share on social
