Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry. Use this quote
Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate. Use this quote
On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that from now on I resolved to write no more poems in the classical language, and to begin my experiments in writing poetry in the so-called vulgar tongue of the people. Use this quote
The poetry of a people comes from the deep recesses of the unconscious, the irrational and the collective body of our ancestral memories. Use this quote
I do not go in search of poetry. I wait for poetry to visit me. Use this quote
Poetry and prayer are very similar. Use this quote
I always wrote poetry and stuff like that, so putting songs together wasn't that spectacular. Use this quote
Any long work in which poetry is persistent, be it epic or drama or narrative, is really a succession of separate poetic experiences governed into a related whole by an energy distinct from that which evoked them. Use this quote
There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power. Use this quote
Poetry is a succession of questions which the poet constantly poses. Use this quote
When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing a book is another thing. It is so much different from my traditional day of dirty fingernails and greasy hair and hot pans. Use this quote
Living here on Earth, we breathe the rhythms of a universe that extends infinitely above us. When resonant harmonies arise between this vast outer cosmos and the inner human cosmos, poetry is born. Use this quote
My next project is to get back to that. Actually, to learn how to write poetry. I'm not kidding. Use this quote
And, I mean, I think poetry does need to be met to some extent, especially, I guess, 19th century poetry, and for me, it's just been so worth the effort. It's like I'm planting a garden in my head. Use this quote
A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself. Use this quote
When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry. Use this quote
I'm not really one for fancy, big words and poetry, and the scriptwriters worked very hard on 'Paradise Lost' to translate it. Use this quote
Prose talks and poetry sings. Use this quote
So it is in poetry. All we ask is that the mood recorded shall impress us as having been of the kind that exhausts the imaginative capacity; if it fails to do this the failure will announce itself either in prose or in insignificant verse. Use this quote
I can find some way to make poetry out of my life's experiences. Use this quote