Teach you children poetry; it opens the mind, lends grace to wisdom and makes the heroic virtues hereditary. Use this quote
The tradition of Russian literature is also an eastern tradition of learning poetry and prose by heart. Use this quote
Let me read you some of my poetry. My poetry just takes me to another level. Use this quote
My old teacher's definition of poetry is an attempt to understand. Use this quote
So I suppose poetry, language, the shaping of it, was and remains for me an effort to make sense out of essentially senseless situations. Use this quote
Money is a kind of poetry. Use this quote
Poetry is fascinating. As soon as it begins the poetry has changed the thing into something extra, and somehow prose can go over into poetry. Use this quote
The higher Greek poetry did not make up fictitious plots; its business was to express the heroic saga, the myths. Use this quote
I was very interested in American poetry for many years. Much less now. Use this quote
I write poetry in order to live more fully. Use this quote
In my opinion, the most significant works of the twentieth century are those that rise beyond the conceptual tyranny of genre; they are, at the same time, poetry, criticism, narrative, drama, etc. Use this quote
Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen. Use this quote
Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite expressions. Use this quote
Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven! Use this quote
Poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition. Use this quote
There is an urgent need for Americans to look deeply into themselves and their actions, and musical poetry is perhaps the most effective mirror available. Every newspaper headline is a potential song. Use this quote
Living here on Earth, we breathe the rhythms of a universe that extends infinitely above us. When resonant harmonies arise between this vast outer cosmos and the inner human cosmos, poetry is born. Use this quote
Poetry should help, not only to refine the language of the time, but to prevent it from changing too rapidly. Use this quote
I was a 16-year-old girl at one point, so of course I wrote poetry. Use this quote
It is a way we reassess our past. We can do that in poetry in ways we can't do in prose. Use this quote
