Octavio Paz quote: Poetry is not a genre in harmony with the modern world; its innermost nature is hostile or indifferent to the ...

Poetry is not a genre in harmony with the modern world; its innermost nature is hostile or indifferent to the dogmas of modern times, progress and the cult of the future.

~ Octavio Paz ~

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