I published, privately, a collection of my serious poetry I had written over the years. I only published 50 copies, which I gave to friends, in a special deluxe edition. It was ridiculously expensive but I'm glad that I did it. Use this quote
It's not easy to define poetry. Use this quote
And, I mean, I think poetry does need to be met to some extent, especially, I guess, 19th century poetry, and for me, it's just been so worth the effort. It's like I'm planting a garden in my head. Use this quote
Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously. Use this quote
Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads. Use this quote
Poetry is life distilled. Use this quote
Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases. Use this quote
The end of poetry is not to create a physical condition which shall give pleasure to the mind... The end of poetry is not an after-effect, not a pleasurable memory of itself, but an immediate, constant and even unpleasant insistence upon itself. Use this quote
Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without. Use this quote
Poetry is at the centre of my life, too, emotionally speaking, and intellectually speaking - it's just that I'm one of those people who enjoy doing other stuff as well. Use this quote
Concrete poets continue to turn out beautiful things, but to me they're more visual than oral, and they almost really belong on the wall rather than in a book. I haven't the least idea of where poetry is going. Use this quote
All the modern verse plays, they're terrible; they're mostly about the poetry. It's more important that the play is first. Use this quote
Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting clarity I have not and never did have any motive of poetry But to achieve clarity. 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
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
A life is not sufficiently elevated for poetry, unless, of course, the life has been made into an art. Use this quote
Meet some people who care about poetry the way you do. You'll have that readership. Keep going until you know you're doing work that's worthy. And then see what happens. That's my advice. Use this quote
I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences and mathematics, and also through an interest in Japanese and Chinese poetry in translation. Use this quote
You have to really dive deep back into yourself and get rid of so much modern analytical categorization. It's one of the great things poetry does. Use this quote
Poetry operates by hints and dark suggestions. It is full of secrets and hidden formulae, like a witch's brew. Use this quote