Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but getting it onto paper is something that unfortunately doesn’t go as readily as looking.

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Dutch painter
Letter to Theo Van Gogh (18 Mar 1883)
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Alt. trans.:
  • "Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but to bring it on paper is, alas, not so easy as to look at it."
  • "Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it."

 
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