poetry, which is the voice of the soul's aspirations, has for it, of all the arts, the most natural and immediate appeal. (Florence Earle Coates)

poetry, which is the voice of the soul's aspirations, has for it, of all the arts, the most natural and immediate appeal.

Florence Earle Coates

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