It is a fantastic saying. A quick Google search for the phrase "lack poetry in their souls" turns up a handful of uses in the past 5 years and one theological j

It is a fantastic saying. A quick Google search for the phrase "lack poetry in their souls" turns up a handful of uses in the past 5 years and one theological journal article from 1922. Remove the word 'lack' and I get plenty more results. The ngram viewer indicates Google found the first usage around 1830 and it was most popular 1840-1850.