I despair of ever writing excellent poetry. Use this quote
The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch. Use this quote
Dealing with poetry is a daunting task, simply because the reason one does it as an editor at all is because one is constantly coming to terms with one's own understanding of how to understand the world. Use this quote
For while the subjects of poetry are few and recurrent, the moods of man are infinitely various and unstable. It is the same in all arts. Use this quote
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. Use this quote
There is probably nothing wrong with art for art's sake if we take the phrase seriously, and not take it to mean the kind of poetry written in England forty years ago. Use this quote
Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition. Use this quote
Poetry is one of the destinies of speech... One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a future to language. Use this quote
Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language, or music without atmosphere. Use this quote
I use rock and jazz and blues rhythms because I love that music. I hope my poetry has a relationship with good-time rock'n roll. Use this quote
No poem is easily grasped; so why should any reader expect fast results? Use this quote
All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling. Use this quote
There is no Frigate like a book to take us lands away nor any coursers like a page of prancing Poetry. Use this quote
And, I mean, I think poetry does need to be met to some extent, especially, I guess, 19th century poetry, and for me, it's just been so worth the effort. It's like I'm planting a garden in my head. Use this quote
As things are, and as fundamentally they must always be, poetry is not a career, but a mug's game. No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: He may have wasted his time and messed up his life for nothing. Use this quote
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite. Use this quote
The poetry of this one is called philosophical, of that one philological, of a third rhetorical, and so on. Which is then the poetic poetry? Use this quote
Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life - when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born or when we fall in love. Use this quote
But poetry is my life. Poetry is what matters to me. Use this quote
I do actually dabble in a bit of poetry! And I'm yet to pen a script, but it is something that I've been telling myself I want to do. Use this quote
