Poetry is a mixture of common sense, Posted on December 29, 2014December 29, 2009 by admin “Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have.” — John Masefield Author: John Masefield Category: poetry Tags: poetry, John Masefield Spread the love Related posts: Since the printing press came into being, Poetry is not a turning loose of A poet can survive everything but a Poetry is just the evidence of life.