When poetry separates from song, then the words have to carry all the rhythm themselves; they have to do all the work. They can't rely on the singing voice. Edward Hirsch carrypoetryrely Change image and share on social
I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching - but that won't pay the Bergdorf's bill. I think I'll move to somewhere life is cheaper. Erica Jong bergdorfbillcheap Change image and share on social
I guess the thing that I'm most proud of is that I kept on writing poetry. I understand that poetry is sort of the source of everything I do. It's the source of my creativity. Erica Jong creativityguesspoetry Change image and share on social
There have always been great defenses of poetry, and I've tried to write mine, and I think all of my work and criticism is a defense of poetry to try and keep something alive in poetry. Edward Hirsch alivecriticismdefense 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
Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth. June Jordan actinvolvepoetry Change image and share on social
Poetry is, first and last, language - the rest is filler. Mark Strand fillerlanguagepoetry Change image and share on social
Bad, quirky poetry might be better than some of the good stuff, because it really comes from the heart. Cheryl Hines badgoodheart Change image and share on social
The great watershed of modern poetry is French, more than English. Robert Morgan englishfrenchgreat 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
