Czeslaw Milosz

The purpose of poetry is to remind us

— Czeslaw Milosz

I have defined poetry as a 'passionate pursuit of the Real.

— Czeslaw Milosz

In the very essence of poetry there is something indecent; A thing brought forth that we didn't know we had in us, So we blink our eyes, as if a tiger had sprung out And stood in the light, licking its tail.

— Czeslaw Milosz

It is sweet to think I was a companion in an expedition that never ends

— Czeslaw Milosz