We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words. John Fowles poempoetsimply Change image and share on social
Poetry begins where language starts: in the shadows and accidents of one person's life. Eavan Boland accidentbeginlanguage Change image and share on social
Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen. Carol Ann Duffy audenhappenmake Change image and share on social
Some say they see poetry in my paintings; I see only science. Georges Seurat paintingpoetryscience Change image and share on social
There's a certain line between jokes and music and poetry that's a bit blurred in my mind. Bo Burnham biteblurjoke Change image and share on social
How do poems grow? They grow out of your life. Robert Penn Warren growlifepoem Change image and share on social
Some people ask, 'How do you attract the young and so many different people when your poetry is complicated and different?' I say, 'My accomplishment is that my readers trust me and accept my suggestions for change.' Mahmoud Darwish acceptaccomplishmentattract share on social
A lot of people feel that the realm of poetry and the realm of the lyric is personal feeling and should rise above politics, which, in fact, good poetry has never done. Claudia Rankine factfeelfelt Change image and share on social
Even when poetry has a meaning, as it usually has, it may be inadvisable to draw it out... Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure. A. E. Housman drawextinguishinadvisable Change image and share on social
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. Robert Frost emotionfindpoetry Change image and share on social
