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
I was at Harvard with a whole bunch of poets, and that was very rare. They published a lot of books because there was an excitement after the war that translated into poetry. Donald Hall bookbunchexcitement Change image and share on social
I'd park myself in the bookstore and read with one eye on everyone coming in. I remember reading a Robert Bly book of poetry. Sally Mann blybookbookstore Change image and share on social
I don't want to, in any way, characterize a race or a people or get accused of racial profiling, but the Irish, as lyrical and romantic as they can be in their poetry, they can be every bit as repressed in their personal relations. Stephen Lang accusebitecharacterize share on social
You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you. Joseph Joubert bringfindpoetry Change image and share on social
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
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
There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either. Robert Graves moneypoetry 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
Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel deptheducationfind Change image and share on social
