Carl Sandburg Quote

Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during a moment.


"Tentative (First Model)" Definitions of Poetry" in Complete Poems (1950)


Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during a moment.

Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during a moment.

Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during a moment.

Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during a moment.