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
My father read poetry to me, encouraged me to memorize poems. But the writing of it was quite a different thing. C. K. Williams encouragefathermemorize 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
The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair. Jose Bergamin beardespairdisillusionment 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
There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry. Rita Dove advisecongressdistinct 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
I believe that the short story is as different a form from the novel as poetry is, and the best stories seem to me to be perhaps closer in spirit to poetry than to novels. Tobias Wolff closeformnovel Change image and share on social
