Sri Aurobindo

Letters on Poetry and Art

SABCL - Volume 27

Part 2. On His Own and Others’ Poetry
Section 3. Practical Guidance for Aspiring Writers
Guidance in Writing Poetry

Some Metrical Matters [1]

It is very necessary to learn metre and to arrange your thoughts — not have them pell-mell, as you yourself describe them — otherwise no amount of poetic substance or imagination will make your poetry effective.

9 July 1935