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
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
Theater and poetry were what helped people stay alive and want to go on living. Use this quote
The fact of the matter is that the most unexpected and miraculous thing in my life was the arrival in it of poetry itself - as a vocation and an elevation almost. Use this quote
Concrete poets continue to turn out beautiful things, but to me they're more visual than oral, and they almost really belong on the wall rather than in a book. I haven't the least idea of where poetry is going. Use this quote
When I was younger, I felt it was my duty to wake people up. I thought poetry was asleep. I thought rock 'n' roll was asleep. Use this quote
The decision to write in prose instead of poetry is made more by the readers than by writers. Almost no one is interested in reading narrative in verse. Use this quote
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. Use this quote
A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does. Use this quote
I have always wanted what I have now come to call the voice of personal narrative. That has always been the appealing voice in poetry. It started for me lyrically in Shakespeare's sonnets. Use this quote
Stadium rock and commercial rock are the opposite of what poetry needs. An audience of around 200 is ideal for poetry. Use this quote
What she did was to open our eyes to details of country life such as teaching us names of wild flowers and getting us to draw and paint and learn poetry. Use this quote
So I suppose poetry, language, the shaping of it, was and remains for me an effort to make sense out of essentially senseless situations. 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
Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously. Use this quote
Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science. Use this quote
There is one type of ideal woman very seldom described in poetry - the old maid, the woman whom sorrow or misfortune prevents from fulfilling her natural destiny. Use this quote
Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite expressions. Use this quote
Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it. Use this quote
The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity. Use this quote