If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy. Use this quote
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason. Use this quote
Distinctly American poetry is usually written in the context of one's geographic landscape, sometimes out of one's cultural myths, and often with reference to gender and race or ethnic origins. Use this quote
I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were. Use this quote
I think that's what poetry does. It allows people to come together and identify with a common thing that is outside of themselves, but which they identify with from the interior. Use this quote
Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it. Use this quote
I wrote some bad poetry that I published in North African journals, but even as I withdrew into this reading, I also led the life of a kind of young hooligan. Use this quote
The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair. Use this quote
The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry, all that he has learned about poetry, is only a partial assurance. Use this quote
Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They wade through it the way a boy wades through water, feeling with his toes for the bottom: The echoes are the bottom. Use this quote
The cloning of humans is on most of the lists of things to worry about from Science, along with behaviour control, genetic engineering, transplanted heads, computer poetry and the unrestrained growth of plastic flowers. Use this quote
I had art as a major, along with English, French and History. I had dance, modern dance. In English I was allowed to write my own poetry, which I eventually got published. Use this quote
In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime. Use this quote
An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive. Use this quote
One has only as much morality as one has philosophy and poetry. 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
I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out. Use this quote
A lot happens by accident in poetry. Use this quote
Unfortunately, poetry is not born in noise, in crowds, or on a bus. There have to be four walls and the certainty that the telephone will not ring. That's what writing is all about. Use this quote
I've written for every medium except poetry, at which I suck. Use this quote
