“Poetry had breathed over and sanctified the land.”
“breathe in experience breathe out poetry”
“Poetry was syllable and rhythm. Poetry was the measurement of breath. Poetry was time make audible. Poetry evoked the present moment; poetry was the antidote to history. Poetry was language free from habit.”
“The redemption of Zion is more than the purchase or recovery of lands, the building of cities, or even the founding of nations. It is the conquest of the heart, the subjugation of the soul, the sanctifying of the flesh, the purifying and ennobling of the passions.”
“Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society.”
“Poetry is thoughts that breath and words that burn.”