"Poetry is not only art; it is life itself, the very soul of life. It expresses itself primarily through art, but not only through art. Understanding poetry only as art impoverishes the notion of poetry. It is not a way of existence, as is sometimes claimed, but a fundamental component of existence... Without poetry man would not be distinguished from nothingness.
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Nichita StănescuAll Translations
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Poetry is not only art; it is life itself, the very soul of life. It expresses itself primarily through art, but not only through art. Understanding poetry only as art impoverishes the notion of poetry. It is not a way of existence, as is sometimes claimed, but a fundamental component of existence... Without poetry man would not be distinguished from nothingness.
""Poezia nu este numai artă; ea este însăși viața, însuși sufletul vieții. Ea se exprimă în primul rând prin artă, dar nu numai prin artă. Înțelegerea poeziei numai ca artă sărăcește noțiunea de poezie. Ea nu este un mod de existență, cum se susține uneori, ci o componentă fundamentală a existenței... Fără poezie omul nu s-ar distinge de neant."