PAUL VALÉRY (2)

If a bird could exactly say what it sings, why it sings, and what in it is singing, it would no longer sing.



One never finishes a poem, one abandons it.





Also see:

Frozen poets - Sculptures, graves and other traces of poets

Dutch poetry in Indonesian language, translated by Siti Wahyuningsih and Albert Hagenaars

Critical reviews on modern Dutch poetry



www.alberthagenaars.nl

ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI

Many contemporary poets think poetry is a linguistic game. For me it is -other than philosophy but with the same power- a way to deal with the main questions.



www.alberthagenaars.nl