Every American poet feels that the whole responsibility for contemporary poetry has fallen upon his shoulders, that he is a literary aristocracy of one. Use this quote
Serious poetry deals with the fundamental conflicts that cannot be logically resolved: we can state the conflicts rationally, but reason does not relieve us of them. Use this quote
When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images. Use this quote
There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army. Use this quote
I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories. Use this quote
You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose. Use this quote
Because people are very interested in my poetry, in what I say. Use this quote
For poetry there exists neither large countries nor small. Its domain is in the heart of all men. Use this quote
The cliche is dead poetry. 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
Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry. Use this quote
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. Use this quote
Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction. Use this quote
It is true that short forms of poetry have been cultivated in the Far East more than in modern Europe; but in all European literature short forms of poetry are to be found - indeed quite as short as anything in Japanese. Use this quote
That is to say, epic poetry has been invented many times and independently; but, as the needs which prompted the invention have been broadly similar, so the invention itself has been. Use this quote
Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away. Use this quote
The poet may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather. 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
Plot, rules, nor even poetry, are not half so great beauties in tragedy or comedy as a just imitation of nature, of character, of the passions and their operations in diversified situations. Use this quote
I think it was T.S. Eliot who talked about good poetry being felt before it's understood. I believe that. There are some bands where I love their lyrics but I don't have a clue what they're on about. Use this quote