Probably induced by the asthma, I started reading and writing early on, my literary efforts from the age of about nine running chiefly to poetry and plays. Patrick White ageasthmachiefly Change image and share on social
Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldn't call myself a poet. David Duchovny callpoetpoetry Change image and share on social
Each memorable verse of a true poet has two or three times the written content. Alfred de Musset contentmemorablepoet Change image and share on social
For me, I used to be shy towards journalism because it wasn't poetry. And then I realized that the events that I covered in essays that became journalism were actually great because they inspired me, and they became my muse. Alice Walker coveressayevent 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
What are the sources of poetry? Love and death and the paradox of love and death. All poetry from the beginning is about Eros and Thanatos. Those are the only subjects. And how Eros and Thanatos interweave. Erica Jong begindeathero share on social
The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch. E. M. Forster manobjectpoetry Change image and share on social
As things get worse, poetry gets better because it becomes more necessary. Eileen Myles badlypoetrything Change image and share on social
My mother wrote poetry when I was young - I have an early memory of the sound of her typewriter - and my father told me inventive bedtime stories. Eula Biss bedtimeearlyfather 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
