A poet must be a psychologist, but a secret one: he should know and feel the roots of phenomena but present only the phenomena themselves in full bloom or as they fade away. Ivan Turgenev bloomfadefeel Change image and share on social
Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. Carl Sandburg danceechopoetry Change image and share on social
I find a lot of poetry very disappointing, but I do have poets that I go back to. One book of poetry that I'd like to mention is 'The Exchange' by Sophie Cabot Black. Her poems are difficult without being too difficult. Billy Collins backblackbook share on social
The genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think of is a scientific one: dipping a thread into a supersaturated solution to induce crystal formation. I don't think I solve problems in my poetry; I think I uncover the problems. Margaret Atwood clustercrystaldip share on social
So it is in poetry. All we ask is that the mood recorded shall impress us as having been of the kind that exhausts the imaginative capacity; if it fails to do this the failure will announce itself either in prose or in insignificant verse. John Drinkwater announcecapacityexhaust 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
Still, language is resilient, and poetry when it is pressured simply goes underground. Diane Wakoski languagepoetrypressure Change image and share on social
Poetry is also the physical self of the poet, and it is impossible to separate the poet from his poetry. Salvatore Quasimodo impossiblephysicalpoet Change image and share on social
