I wrote things for the school's newspaper, and - like all teenagers - I dabbled in poetry. Use this quote
The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. That's what poetry does. Use this quote
The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry. Use this quote
Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice. Use this quote
Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life - when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born or when we fall in love. Use this quote
I realized poetry's the thing that I can do 'cause I can stick at it and work with tremendous intensity. Use this quote
Poetry uses the hub of a torque converter for a jello mold. Use this quote
I always liked the magic of poetry but now I'm just starting to see behind the curtain of even the best poets, how they've used, tried and tested craft to create the illusion. Wonderful feeling of exhilaration to finally be there. Use this quote
Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. Use this quote
The library was open for one hour after school let out. I hid there, looking at art books and reading poetry. Use this quote
You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone. Use this quote
I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion. Use this quote
I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding. Use this quote
And if they haven't got poetry in them, there's nothing you can do that will produce it. Use this quote
Women are treated as unjustly in poetry as in life. The feminine ones are not idealistic, and the idealistic not feminine. Use this quote
It's something we, guys, have all done. Made tapes for girls, trying to impress them, to meet them on a shared plane of aesthetics. Read them someone else's poetry because they do poetry better than you could do it, because you're too awkward to do it. Use this quote
Poetry is a totally different art than film. Use this quote
Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded. Use this quote
Narrative art, the novel, from Murasaki to Proust, has produced great works of poetry. Use this quote
If there were no poetry on any day in the world, poetry would be invented that day. For there would be an intolerable hunger. Use this quote
