William Soutar

"Art is for all — and the greatest art proves it."

"My life's purpose is to write poetry — but behind the poetry must be the vision of a fresh revelation for men."

"What is this poetry ? A mortal mind Made visible;a caged bird? Nay more:it is a spiritleft behind Nailed by the piercing word."

"Accept the shout or silence of your peers As if a fabled legacy or loss; Their praiseand blame are but the winds which toss Your seed into the winter of the years."