Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. Carl Sandburg danceechopoetry Change image and share on social
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things. T. S. Eliot emotionescapeexpression share on social
Poetry has done enough when it charms, but prose must also convince. H. L. Mencken charmconvincepoetry Change image and share on social
I don't look on poetry as closed works. I feel they're going on all the time in my head and I occasionally snip off a length. John Ashbery closefeelhead Change image and share on social
On the other hand, if there's an underlying core of poetry that I go to, I go to the sea. I've lived on the sea all my life. I live on the sea in Cape Breton. Richard Serra bretoncapecore Change image and share on social
I think it was T.S. Eliot who talked about good poetry being felt before it's understood. I believe that. There are some bands where I love their lyrics but I don't have a clue what they're on about. Marcus Mumford bandclueeliot Change image and share on social
The next big push in my life is trying to get poetry popular again. Joshua Sasse biglifepoetry Change image and share on social
There'll always be working people in my poems because I grew up with them, and I am a poet of memory. Philip Levine growmemorypeople Change image and share on social
My mother carried on and supported us; her ambition had been to write poetry and songs. Philip Levine ambitioncarrymother Change image and share on social
Some people swear by writing courses, but whether it really helps American poetry, I have doubts. Robert Morgan americancoursedoubt Change image and share on social
