Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. Use this quote
A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep. Use this quote
Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private. Use this quote
Among the American contemporaries I read with most enjoyment are several North Carolinians. I think the best poetry being written these days is being written by Southerners. Use this quote
I often imagine that the longer he studies English literature the more the Japanese student must be astonished at the extraordinary predominance given to the passion of love both in fiction and in poetry. Use this quote
On the other hand, if there's an underlying core of poetry that I go to, I go to the sea. I've lived on the sea all my life. I live on the sea in Cape Breton. Use this quote
There is a wonderful Hungarian literature, especially in lyric poetry. Use this quote
But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea, but of course I never really much got the chance to do it. 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 love romantic poetry. Use this quote
Lapped in poetry, wrapped in the picturesque, armed with logical sentences and inalienable words. Use this quote
That is to say, epic poetry has been invented many times and independently; but, as the needs which prompted the invention have been broadly similar, so the invention itself has been. Use this quote
I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls, because I think those are the two elements of poetry. Use this quote
When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing a book is another thing. It is so much different from my traditional day of dirty fingernails and greasy hair and hot pans. Use this quote
When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. Use this quote
Poetry is one of the few nasty childhood habits I've managed to grow out of. Use this quote
PC stuff just lowers the general acceptance of good work and replaces it with bogus poetry that celebrates values that in themselves are probably quite worthy. Use this quote
Poetry, even when apparently most fantastic, is always a revolt against artifice, a revolt, in a sense, against actuality. Use this quote
Poetry leads us to the unstructured sources of our beings, to the unknown, and returns us to our rational, structured selves refreshed. Use this quote
And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn't think so. Use this quote
