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
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
When you're looking that far out, you're giving people their place in the universe, it touches people. Science is often visual, so it doesn't need translation. It's like poetry, it touches you. Use this quote
No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers. Use this quote
Among the American contemporaries I read with most enjoyment are several North Carolinians. I think the best poetry being written these days is being written by Southerners. Use this quote
The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. Use this quote
Music is my thing. It's my thing; it's what I love. It's what I do. It's football to me; it's Christmas to me; religion to me; poetry to me. Use this quote
We are looking to brands for poetry and for spirituality, because we're not getting those things from our communities or from each other. Use this quote
What actually makes poetry poetry is of course impossible to define. We recognize it when we hear it, when we see it, but we can't define it. Use this quote
I see people who talk about America, and then undermine it by not paying attention to its soul, to its poetry. I see polarization, reductionism and superficiality. Use this quote
I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs. They all find their place in the world, but they all start off in the same place. I'm always painting and drawing as well, and it's an ongoing creative assignment. Use this quote
This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human soul. Use this quote
Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first, then read it. Performance is more provocative. Use this quote
I cannot speak for more than an hour exclusively about poetry. At that point, life itself takes over again. Use this quote
Because, in fact, women, feminists, do read my poetry, and they read it often with the power of their political interpretation. I don't care; that's what poetry is supposed to do. Use this quote
There is something about poetry beyond prose logic, there is mystery in it, not to be explained but admired. Use this quote
In rap music, even though the element of poetry is very strong, so is the element of the drum, the implication of the dance. Without the beat, its commercial value would certainly be more tenuous. Use this quote
Translation is an interestingly different way to be involved both with poetry and with the language that I've found myself living in much of the time. I think the two feed each other. Use this quote
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
And how can poetry stand up against its new conditions? Its position is perfectly precarious. Use this quote