Poetry quotes

Probably all the attention to poetry results in some value, though the attention is more often directed to lesser than to greater values.

If we ask a vague question, such as, 'What is poetry?' we expect a vague answer, such as, 'Poetry is the music of words, ' or 'Poetry is the linguistic correction of disorder.'

Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a man's life if he has the weight and cares about the words.

Journalism wishes to tell what it is that has happened everywhere as though the same things had happened for every man. Poetry wishes to say what it is like for any man to be himself in the presence of a particular occurrence as though only he were alone there.

Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.

There is no gilding of setting sun or glamor of poetry to light up the ferocious and endless toil of the farmers' wives.

Poetry operates by hints and dark suggestions. It is full of secrets and hidden formulae, like a witch's brew.

Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.

I'm not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground my poetry in life itself. Poetry is an art of language, though, so I am always aware of every word's meaning, or multiple meanings.

I have always made my own rules, in poetry as in life - though I have tried of late to cooperate more with my family. I do, however, believe that without order or pattern poetry is useless.

I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were.

There is a wonderful Hungarian literature, especially in lyric poetry.

That is what I did with Jack, and that's why he liked to do the readings with me because he knew I was there for him, and for our ability to blend the poetry and the music.

Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.

Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career.

I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read.

Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it.

Poetry seems to sink into us the way prose doesn't. I can still quote verses I learned when I was very young, but I have trouble remembering one line of a novel I just finished reading.

We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.

I have always written poetry but I have never applied it to songwriting.