My mother carried on and supported us; her ambition had been to write poetry and songs. Use this quote
Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life. Use this quote
My favorite subject probably was math. I love math. Figures just intrigue me. I was really good at math. English probably was my worst subject. But I used to write a lot of poetry. I used to write poetry all the time. Use this quote
I guess I wanted to leave America for awhile. It wasn't that I wanted to become an expatriate, or just never come back, I needed some breathing room. I'd already been translating French poetry, I'd been to Paris once before and liked it very much, and so I just went. Use this quote
The biggest problem is people are afraid of poetry, think they can't understand it or that it will be boring. Use this quote
When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images. 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
A theology should be like poetry, which takes us to the end of what words and thoughts can do. Use this quote
And New York is the most beautiful city in the world? It is not far from it. No urban night is like the night there... Squares after squares of flame, set up and cut into the aether. Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will. Use this quote
A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself. Use this quote
I realized poetry's the thing that I can do 'cause I can stick at it and work with tremendous intensity. Use this quote
A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to understand all the nuances. Use this quote
What does that represent? There was never any question in plastic art, in poetry, in music, of representing anything. It is a matter of making something beautiful, moving, or dramatic - this is by no means the same thing. Use this quote
She was the Judy Garland of American poetry. 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
I don't think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that. Use this quote
Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads. Use this quote
In poetry everything which must be said is almost impossible to say well. 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
I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry, it's just obtuse to them. It's hard to relate to. Use this quote
