Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them. Use this quote
We recognise in the finished art, which is the result of these conditions, the best words in the best order - poetry; and to put this essential poetry into different classes is impossible. Use this quote
I was always making up rhymes. But I never thought that poetry would become my life. Use this quote
I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion. Use this quote
A group of us started a community center in Santa Monica. We've tried different programs, and three have worked really well. A poetry group. Once a week we visit Venice High and talk to girls at risk. Use this quote
Everyone thinks they're going to write one book of poems or one novel. Use this quote
I was one of those dark, quiet kids that wrote poetry. 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
The great watershed of modern poetry is French, more than English. Use this quote
A poet can survive everything but a misprint. 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
Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth. Use this quote
Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction. Use this quote
There is no Frigate like a book to take us lands away nor any coursers like a page of prancing Poetry. Use this quote
The older I've got the less I find myself going back and re-reading or really reading new fiction or poetry. Use this quote
The Language Poets are writing only about language itself. The Ashbery poets are writing only about poetry itself. That seems to me a kind of dead end. Use this quote
However, if a poem can be reduced to a prose sentence, there can't be much to it. 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
The poet may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather. Use this quote
In rap music, even though the element of poetry is very strong, so is the element of the drum, the implication of the dance. Without the beat, its commercial value would certainly be more tenuous. Use this quote
