A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does. Robert Morgan connectiondiscoveryform Change image and share on social
The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry. Bertrand Russell delightexaltationexcellence Change image and share on social
The more poetry you have in the head, the more poetry you will understand because you will be getting to the roots of what it is that makes people write poetry at all. Peter Davison headmakepeople Change image and 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
The poetry of Walt Whitman. I can return again and again to these magnificent poems and still get pleasure from reading them. Robert Littell magnificentpleasurepoem Change image and share on social
Form is endlessly interesting to me, and I love poetry as a formal enterprise. Mary Szybist endlesslyenterpriseform Change image and share on social
You don't make a poem with ideas, but with words. Stephane Mallarme ideamakepoem Change image and share on social
In my life, I've seen enormous increase in the consumption of poetry. When I was young, there were virtually no poetry readings. Donald Hall consumptionenormoushave Change image and share on social
Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away. Carl Sandburg makephantompoetry Change image and share on social
The middle class is doing fine in fiction. But it's not what gets me going. I love the working class, and everyone from it I've met, and think they're incredibly witty, inventive - there's a lot of poetry there. Martin Amis classfictionfine share on social
