Prose talks and poetry sings. Use this quote
Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry. Use this quote
I guess I wanted to leave America for awhile. It wasn't that I wanted to become an expatriate, or just never come back, I needed some breathing room. I'd already been translating French poetry, I'd been to Paris once before and liked it very much, and so I just went. Use this quote
Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it's like a jackhammer. Use this quote
We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words. Use this quote
To know anything of a poet but his poetry is, so far as the poetry is concerned, to know something that may be entertaining, even delightful, but is certainly inessential. 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
Bleak House is just the most astounding piece of work. There's huge, visionary poetry in it. Use this quote
Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite expressions. Use this quote
Every single soul is a poem. Use this quote
Rap is poetry to music, like beatniks without beards and bongos. Use this quote
A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to understand all the nuances. 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
Music is more emotional than prose, more revolutionary than poetry. I'm not saying I've got the answers, just a of questions that I don't hear other artists asking. Use this quote
I will not leave a corner of my consciousness covered up, but saturate myself with the strange and extraordinary new conditions of this life, and it will all refine itself into poetry later on. 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
Because people are very interested in my poetry, in what I say. Use this quote
No poem is easily grasped; so why should any reader expect fast results? Use this quote
In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime. Use this quote
You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you. Use this quote