To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry. John Holmes aliveapprehendbeautiful Change image and share on social
Children can write poetry and then, unless they're poets, they stop when reach puberty. Dennis Potter childpoetpoetry Change image and share on social
I think of myself as an ambassador of the arts. In my heart of hearts, I know the world would by a more peaceful, tender place if we were more moved by the poetry around us. Tim Seibles ambassadorartheart Change image and share on social
'Words and Music' on Radio 3 is always a treat. Actors read passages of poetry and prose interspersed with music, and nobody tells you what it is. Later you can look it up online, but at the time you can't cheat. Claire Tomalin actorcheatintersperse share on social
What has always attracted me in life is poetry. Any genre can have poetry. For me, poetry contains truth. Jean Marais attractgenrelife Change image and share on social
I credit poetry for making this space-walk possible. Seamus Heaney creditmakepoetry Change image and share on social
Against barbarity, poetry can resist only by confirming its attachment to human fragility like a blade of grass growing on a wall while armies march by. Mahmoud Darwish armyattachmentbarbarity Change image and share on social
I wrote poetry off and on in high school, when I could manage to get out of gym classes and sports - using my allergies as an excuse - and climb the hill behind school till I found a nice place to settle down with a notebook and look at Spokane spread out below. Carolyn Kizer allergyclassclimb share on social
I didn't start off as a journalist; I started off as a poet. My ambition was to practise poetry. Then I found journalism, but that other voice never fled from me. Ta-Nehisi Coates ambitionfindflee Change image and share on social
I've always had a love for poetry and when I got signed to a record label I thought, 'How odd that I'm doing a record before a book of poetry,' Jewel bookhavelabel Change image and share on social
