I credit poetry for making this space-walk possible. Seamus Heaney creditmakepoetry Change image and share on social
The musician - if he be a good one - finds his own perception prompted by the poet's perception, and he translates the expression of that perception from the terms of poetry into the terms of music. John Drinkwater expressionfindgood Change image and share on social
As for how criticism of Keats' poetry relates to criticism of my own work, I'll leave that for others to decide. Jane Campion criticismdecidekeats Change image and share on social
I realized poetry's the thing that I can do 'cause I can stick at it and work with tremendous intensity. Philip Levine intensitypoetryrealize Change image and share on social
Most lyric poetry is about love, whether yearned after, fulfilled, or wistfully regretted; what isn't tends to consist of laments and cris du coeur over this, that, and the other. Michael Dirda coeurconsistcris Change image and 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
When I was younger, I was so crazy about poetry that I didn't notice who was noticing. It seemed to me so tremendous and large. Robert Hass crazylargenotice Change image and share on social
I've always written poetry and lyrics. My first husband, who was a musician, we wrote a bunch of songs together. P. J. Soles bunchhavehusband Change image and share on social
Have you ever heard a good joke? If you've ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then you're already on the way to poetry. It's about using words in very precise ways and using gesture. Rita Dove gesturegoodhave share on social
A lot of people think, 'I'll give acting or poetry or filmmaking a try. And if it doesn't work out I'll go get a law degree, do something else that's more practical.' For me I went the reverse way. I lived the back-up plan. Brit Marling actbackdegree share on social
