So many poems you go into and come up empty. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes empty poem
I was a very, I think, lonely kid, very introspective. I felt very much at odds with my environment and my culture... Probably a genetic flaw. I can't really explain it. Maxine Kumin cultureenvironmentexplain Change image and share on social
I've reached a point in life where it would be easy to let down my guard and write simple imagistic poems. But I don't want to write poems that aren't necessary. I want to write poems that matter, that have an interesting point of view. Maxine Kumin easyguardhave share on social
Writing is my salvation. If I didn't write, what would I do? Maxine Kumin salvationwrite Change image and share on social
Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel ideanonsensicalpoem Change image and share on social
It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for people with empty stomachs, and though I am well aware that the present profane ones think this very reprehensible, I venture to agree with the sacred writers. James Payn agreeallowanceapt share on social
