T. E. Hulme Quote

A poem is good if it contains a new analogy and startles the reader out of the habit of treating words as counters.


Speculations (Essays, 1924)


A poem is good if it contains a new analogy and startles the reader out of the habit of treating words as counters.

A poem is good if it contains a new analogy and startles the reader out of the habit of treating words as counters.

A poem is good if it contains a new analogy and startles the reader out of the habit of treating words as counters.

A poem is good if it contains a new analogy and startles the reader out of the habit of treating words as counters.