To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry. Mahmoud Darwish goodinspirationoccupation Change image and share on social
The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy. James Broughton explosionjoypoetry Change image and share on social
Distinctly American poetry is usually written in the context of one's geographic landscape, sometimes out of one's cultural myths, and often with reference to gender and race or ethnic origins. Diane Wakoski americancontextcultural Change image and share on social
There's one of my new poems actually - is a good example of where my poetry has ended up. My earlier river poetry was more like a cross between Shelley and Dylan Thomas. Robert Adamson crossdylanearly Change image and share on social
Well I guess the plan was to write poetry and publish books and make a living from writing poetry. That was a pretty ambitious plan I guess. Robert Adamson ambitiousbookguess Change image and share on social
When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images. Niels Bohr atomconcerncreate Change image and share on social
Poetry is rather an approach to things, to life, than it is typographical production. Joseph Brodsky approachlifepoetry Change image and share on social
Poetry is a domestic art, most itself when most at home. Seamus Heaney artdomestichome Change image and share on social
I don't like poetry that doesn't give me a sense of ritual, but I don't like poetry that doesn't sound like people talking to each other. I try to do both at once. Miller Williams givepeoplepoetry Change image and share on social
I do believe that we've a responsibility to try to acknowledge the range, both geographic and graphic, of what's happening in poetry in English. I'm interested in poems that are first-rate. After that, I'm not too concerned if they come from Queens or Queensland. Paul Muldoon acknowledgeconcernenglish share on social
