A Poet Clings To His Own Tradition

Even A Polemic Has Some Justification If One Considers That My Own First Poetic Experiments Began During A Dictatorship And Mark The Origin Of The Hermetic Movement.

As The Poet Has Expected, The Alarms Now Are Sounded, For - And It Must Be Said Again - The Birth Of A Poet Is Always A Threat To The Existing Cultural Order, Because He Attempts To Break Through The Circle Of Literary Castes To Reach The Center.

Religious Power, Which, As I Have Already Said, Frequently Identifies Itself With Political Power, Has Always Been A Protagonist Of This Bitter Struggle, Even When It Seemingly Was Neutral.

The Antagonism Between The Poet And The Politician Has Generally Been Evident In All Cultures.

Poetry Is Also The Physical Self Of The Poet, And It Is Impossible To Separate The Poet From His Poetry.