“A poem is like a picture: one strikes you more if you stand near, another if you move further back.”

Original: Ut pictura poesis: erit quae, si propius stes, te capiat magis, et quaedam, si longius abstes. — Expresses how different works of art require varied perspectives to be fully appreciated. · Ars Poetica (Latin)

• Art
• Perception
• Poetry

“Once a word has escaped, it can never be recalled.”

Original: Nescit vox missa reverti. — A reminder of the permanent power and consequence of spoken words. · Ars Poetica (Latin)

• Caution
• Speech
• Words

“Even the great Homer sometimes nods.”

Original: Quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus. — A gentle observation that even supreme masters make minor slips. · Ars Poetica (Latin)

• Authors
• Error
• Humility