Poetry Quotes ( 30 - 40 of 118 )
I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.
I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.
Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted.
Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
A poet can survive everything but a misprint.
The essentials of poetry are rhythm, dance, and the human voice.
The essentials of poetry are rhythm, dance, and the human voice.
Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.
Poetry should be common in experience but uncommon in books.
Poetry should... should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.
Poetry should... should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.
It is the job of poetry to clean up our word-clogged reality by creating silences around things.
It is the job of poetry to clean up our word-clogged reality by creating silences around things.
A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been read more
A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone's knowledge of himself and the world around him.
To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.
To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.
