I began to imitate what I was reading, and I started to become a poet, even though what I was writing were not good poems. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes begin good imitate
The muse, the beloved, and duende are three ways of thinking of what is the source of poetry, and all three seem to me different names or different ways to think about something that is not entirely reasonable, not entirely subject to the will, not entirely rational. Edward Hirsch belovedduendemuse share on social
My focus is on the reader and that the poet's job is not to inspire himself or herself. The poet's job is to inspire some future reader. Edward Hirsch focusfutureinspire Change image and share on social
You're trying to write about something that's sacred. You're trying to bring the seriousness of life and death to it, and you're trying to find a way to dramatize it, and you're trying to give language to it, which is inadequate. But it's important to try. Edward Hirsch bringdeathdramatize share on social
I see a lot of women of every age trying to be something else. I see them trying to imitate behaviors that they think belong to successful people. Anne Sweeney agebehaviorbelong Change image and share on social
It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens. Carine Roitfeld frontgoodlens Change image and share on social
It is hardly surprising that women concentrate on the way they look instead of what is in their minds since not much has been put in their minds to begin with. Mary Shelley beginconcentratemind Change image and share on social