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
I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry, it's just obtuse to them. It's hard to relate to. Use this quote
You don't go after poetry, you take what comes. Maybe the gods do it through me but I certainly do a hell of a lot of the work. Use this quote
He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life. Use this quote
Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language, or music without atmosphere. Use this quote
For me concrete poetry was a particular way of using language which came out of a particular feeling, and I don't have control over whether this feeling is in me or not. 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
I always thought that poetry is the verdict that others give to a certain kind of writing. So to call yourself a poet is a kind of dangerous description. It's for others; it's for others to use. 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
In poetry everything which must be said is almost impossible to say well. Use this quote
The poetry of a people comes from the deep recesses of the unconscious, the irrational and the collective body of our ancestral memories. Use this quote
Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance. Use this quote
I'm hopefully touring with Colin Baker next year in Perfect Strangers. I have performed with Sylvia Simms in poetry and music evenings. I would love to do those for the rest of my career - they are so fun and witty. Use this quote
People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and that's a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated. Use this quote
On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that from now on I resolved to write no more poems in the classical language, and to begin my experiments in writing poetry in the so-called vulgar tongue of the people. Use this quote
Written poetry is worth reading once, and then should be destroyed. Let the dead poets make way for others. Use this quote
My next project is to get back to that. Actually, to learn how to write poetry. I'm not kidding. Use this quote
Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. 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
Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea. Use this quote
