The measure of poetry is the measure of prose. - William Carlos Williams

"The measure of poetry is the measure of prose."

William Carlos Williams Literature

Poet Physician American 1883–1963

More from William Carlos Williams

"So much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens."

"The pure products of America go crazy."

"No ideas but in things."

"I have discovered that most of the things I've done, I've done for the sake of their form."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."