"And how can poetry stand up against its new conditions? Its position is perfectly precarious." ― John C. Ransom Topic(s): Poetry More From John C. Ransom "The arts generally have had to recognize Modernism – how should poetry escape?" "For no art and no religion is possible until we make allowances, until we manage to keep quiet the enfant terrible of logic that plays havoc with the other faculties." More In Poetry "The poem is the point at which our strength gave out."― Richard Rosen "I’d always loved poetry and I’d always loved writing music and composing music, but I hadn’t thought of putting the two together until around that time."― Bruce Cockburn "Why should poetry have to make sense?"― Charlie Chaplin