I think I felt at some point that I couldn't understand poetry or that it was beyond me or it didn't speak to my experience. I think that was because I hadn't yet found the right poems to invite me in. Natasha Trethewey experiencefeltfind share on social
I wrote some of the worst poetry west from the Mississippi River, but I wrote. And I finally sometimes got it right. Maya Angelou badfinallymississippi Change image and share on social
A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does. Robert Morgan connectiondiscoveryform Change image and share on social
By definition, poetry works with qualities and dynamics that mainstream society is reluctant to face head-on. It's an interesting phenomenon that by necessity, poetry is just below the radar. David Whyte definitiondynamicface Change image and share on social
He who has religion will speak poetry. But philosophy is the tool with which to seek and discover religion. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel discoverphilosophypoetry Change image and share on social
I started writing poetry in high school because I wanted desperately to write, but somehow, writing stories didn't appeal to me, and I loved the flow and the feel and sense of poetry, especially that of what one might call formal verse. appealcalldesperately share on social
If our hearts are ready for anything, we are touched by the beauty and poetry and mystery that fill our world. Tara Brach beautyfillheart Change image and share on social
Human beings love poetry. They don't even know it sometimes... whether they're the songs of Bono, or the songs of Justin Bieber... they're listening to poetry. Maya Angelou beingbieberbono Change image and share on social
Rap is poetry to music, like beatniks without beards and bongos. David Lee Roth beardbeatnikbongo Change image and share on social
Poetry taught me a great deal about language and images, but when it came to plotting, I was stumped. It's been very much a learn-by-doing thing for me. Jennifer McMahon dealgreatimage Change image and share on social
