Poetry is life distilled. Use this quote
Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived through rational words. Use this quote
Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them. Use this quote
I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry. Use this quote
The cliche is dead poetry. 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
The more poetry you have in the head, the more poetry you will understand because you will be getting to the roots of what it is that makes people write poetry at all. 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
True poetry is similar to certain pictures whose owner is unknown and which only a few initiated people know. Use this quote
I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while. Use this quote
It should here be added that poetry habitually takes the form of verse. Use this quote
A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does. Use this quote
All good poetry is forged slowly and patiently, link by link, with sweat and blood and tears. Use this quote
Poetry is the deification of reality. 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
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
I heard Nirvana, and discovered that songs could be like poetry, but a little bit more refined: you didn't have to have 20 verses to get your point across. Use this quote
Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have. Use this quote
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason. Use this quote
Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools. Use this quote
