hiː dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt hiː wˈɔntᵻd tə mˌeɪk pˈoʊɪtɹi pˈɑːpjʊlɚ, "ðə kˈɑːmən hˈɛɹɪɾɪdʒ ænd dʒˈɔɪ tʊ ˈɔːl", ɡˈɪɹd tʊ ɐ kˈɑːmən ˈɛvɹɪmən, bɹˈɪŋɪŋ pˈoʊɪtɹi dˈaʊn fɹʌm ɪts "ˈaɪvɚɹi tˈaʊɚ".
He declared that he wanted to make poetry popular, "the common heritage and joy to all", geared to a common everyman, bringing poetry down from its "ivory tower".