“The Muse (...) appreciates chivalry and good manners, but she despises those who will not stand up to her and takes a cruel delight in telling them nonsense and lies which the poor little things obediently write down as "inspired" truth.”

W. H. Auden, The Dyer's Hand & Other Essays

Sagrado

“The subject matter of a poem is comprised of a crowd of recollected occasions of feeling, among which the most important are recollections of encounters with sacred beings or events.” 

W. H. Auden, The Dyer's Hand and Other Essays