By the mid-1970s, he had shifted his focus to the public sphere, believing that poets of post-independence Singapore should work towards creating a national literature.

They worked in metal, wood and stone as our poets work with words.

The Romantic poet Novalis worked here from 1794 until 1796.

Famous Azerbaijani composers, poets, ballet masters and artists worked along with the collective of the circus.

Currently, the poet lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

The distinguished Albanian poet Migjeni worked there from 1936 to 1937.

She says, "The poets work for the post office now, or drive buses, or brag about the cultural impact of their roles as arts administrators."

Many fine poets - Wordsworth is a stunning example - have worked this way.

Instead, the anthology continues, "the poet works constantly to resist any reduction of the poem to a paraphraseable core."

One significant reason was that several poets for the first time worked towards a common direction.