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
I don't think poetry is something that can be taught. We can encourage young writers, but what you can't teach them is the very essence of poetry. Robert Morgan encourageessencepoetry Change image and share on social
I was a victim of a stereotype. There were only two of us Negro kids in the whole class, and our English teacher was always stressing the importance of rhythm in poetry. Well, everybody knows - except us - that all Negroes have rhythms, so they elected me class poet. Langston Hughes classelectenglish share on social
We go to poetry, we go to literature in general, to be forwarded within ourselves. Seamus Heaney forwardgeneralliterature Change image and share on social
With my fiction, I focused on chapters and overall conceptions, while in poetry, I crawled along in the trenches of each sentence, examining every word for a sign of a deeper significance. Philip Schultz chapterconceptioncrawl Change image and share on social
Poetry's always dead, you know? You don't realize how good poetry is until 15 years later. Richard Hell deadgoodpoetry Change image and share on social
What we know is that Shakespeare wrote perhaps the most remarkable body of passionate love poetry in the English language to a young man. Stephen Greenblatt bodyenglishlanguage Change image and share on social
Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded. Herbert Spencer enterpoetrypursuit Change image and share on social
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them. Charles Simic equalexperienceorphan Change image and share on social
