Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational Posted on January 13, 2012January 13, 2007 by admin “Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived through rational words.” — Vladimir Nabokov Author: Vladimir Nabokov Category: poetry Tags: poetry, Vladimir Nabokov Spread the love Related posts: Well, probably I was fed up with Poetry is truth in its Sunday clothes. She was the Judy Garland of American Poetry is life distilled.