With contemporary poetry having approximately as many fans outside the immediate field as there are devotees of undergoing knee surgery, any sentient, breathing reader who's genuinely interested in poetry... not scared of it... seems a godsend. Amy Gerstler approximatelybreathecontemporary share on social
Probably all the attention to poetry results in some value, though the attention is more often directed to lesser than to greater values. A. R. Ammons attentiondirectgreat Change image and share on social
Poetry is the most intimate of all writing. I want to speak first from me to myself and then from me to you. Ellen Bass intimatepoetryspeak Change image and share on social
It just happens to be that people like to associate poetry and rap music. I think that idea is kind of corny. Earl Sweatshirt associatecornyidea Change image and share on social
Poetry seems to have been eliminated as a literary genre, and installed instead, as a kind of spiritual aerobic exercise - nobody need read it, but anybody can do it. Marilyn Hacker aerobiceliminateexercise Change image and share on social
Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people. Macklemore 000beatchallenge Change image and share on social
On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that from now on I resolved to write no more poems in the classical language, and to begin my experiments in writing poetry in the so-called vulgar tongue of the people. Hu Shih americaannouncebegin share on social
Poetry was invented as an mnemonic device to enable people to remember their prayers. Peter Davison deviceenableinvent Change image and share on social
It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal. Carol Ann Duffy dominateequalfiction Change image and share on social
Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted. Percy Bysshe Shelley beautifuldistortmake Change image and share on social
