The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch. E. M. Forster manobjectpoetry Change image and share on social
None but a poet can write a tragedy. For tragedy is nothing less than pain transmuted into exaltation by the alchemy of poetry. Edith Hamilton alchemyexaltationpain Change image and share on social
Slowly poetry becomes visual because it paints images, but it is also musical: it unites two arts into one. Eugenio Montale artimagemusical Change image and share on social
I was trained as an actress. But I wasn't a very convincing actress, so I started doing punk poetry and then fell into doing stand-up. Jenny Eclair actressconvincefall Change image and share on social
I have been enlightened. I have fallen into poetry and it has swallowed me up. Keith Haring enlightenfallpoetry Change image and share on social
America's liberal arts universities have long been safe zones for leftist thinking, protected ivory towers for the pseudo-elite who earn their livings writing papers nobody reads about gender roles in the poetry of Maya Angelou. Ben Shapiro americaangelouart share on social
How can any one paint who cannot grade colors? How can any one write poetry who has not learnt to hear and see? Maria Montessori colorgradehear Change image and share on social
I began my writing life as a poet, so poetry has always been fundamental. I evolved from poetry to journalism to stories to novels. But poetry was always there. Ben Okri beginevolvefundamental Change image and share on social
I'm conscious of a series of circles working its way through my life. And at this particular moment I have come round to the beginning of my writing cycle. It begins with poetry. There's hardly a day that goes past on which I don't write poetry. Ben Okri begincircleconscious share on social
Poetry is a street fighter. It has sharp elbows. It can look after itself. Poetry can't be used for manipulation; it's why you never see good poetry in advertising. David Whyte advertiseelbowfighter Change image and share on social
