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

Sri Aurobindo’s Critical Comments on Poetry Written in the Ashram [9]

It is a fact that “very good” doesn’t appeal as much as “very beautiful”, “very fine”.

There is some difference of course but the words must not be taken as exact weight measures. They simply record an impression.

6 August 1936