My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white page to be filled with images. Use this quote
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason. Use this quote
I was very interested in American poetry for many years. Much less now. Use this quote
There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write. Use this quote
The poet may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather. Use this quote
I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the poet's personality. Use this quote
I thought we were gonna open up the world of poetry and music to all kinds of things, and yet, I can't really think of anyone who's done anything like it since. Use this quote
There is something about poetry beyond prose logic, there is mystery in it, not to be explained but admired. Use this quote
Slowly poetry becomes visual because it paints images, but it is also musical: it unites two arts into one. Use this quote
Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind. Use this quote
Poetry has the virtue of being able to say twice as much as prose in half the time, and the drawback, if you do not give it your full attention, of seeming to say half as much in twice the time. Use this quote
Deep feeling doesn't make for good poetry. A way with language would be a bit of help. Use this quote
I have always written poetry but I have never applied it to songwriting. Use this quote
I have always made my own rules, in poetry as in life - though I have tried of late to cooperate more with my family. I do, however, believe that without order or pattern poetry is useless. Use this quote
Poetry is at the centre of my life, too, emotionally speaking, and intellectually speaking - it's just that I'm one of those people who enjoy doing other stuff as well. Use this quote
A lot of people think, 'I'll give acting or poetry or filmmaking a try. And if it doesn't work out I'll go get a law degree, do something else that's more practical.' For me I went the reverse way. I lived the back-up plan. Use this quote
Poetry is really a way of sharing feelings and ideas. Use this quote
Gil Thorpe is a great diversion and is to book writing as poetry is to prose. Use this quote
He passes from lyric to epic poetry in order to speak about the world and the torment in the world through man, rationally and emotionally. The poet then becomes a danger. Use this quote
Most people can't tell now who wrote what. I like that blurring of identities within the band. because it becomes a unified thing that can't be related to other forms of historical poetry. Use this quote
