"A poet ...would have to pretend he possesses more self knowledge than poets are allowed to have." 0 ▲ Reading Room 85 days ago · Writing · hide · 0 comments A poet who would like to compete with those mountains of diction, would have to pretend he possesses more self knowledge than poets are allowed to have. Milosz - The Witness of Poetry Previous No comments yet. Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here.