Poetry is the expression, in human language restored to its essential rhythm, of the… — Stephane Mallarme

Poetry is the expression, in human language restored to its essential rhythm, of the mysterious meaning of the aspects of existence: in this way it confers authenticity on our time on earth and constitutes the only spiritual task there is.

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Mallarme, Stephane. Selected Letters of Stéphane Mallarmé. University of Chicago Press, 1988.
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Mallarme, Stephane. Letter to Leo d'Orfer. 27 June 1884.

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