I think I would have been a writer, anyhow, in the sense of having written a story every now and then, or continued writing poetry. But it was the war experience and the two novels I wrote about Vietnam that really got me started as a professional writer. Joe Haldeman continueexperiencenovel share on social
With my fiction, I focused on chapters and overall conceptions, while in poetry, I crawled along in the trenches of each sentence, examining every word for a sign of a deeper significance. Philip Schultz chapterconceptioncrawl Change image and share on social
The length and shape of the poemetto, like the greater Romantic lyric of English poetry, lends itself to retrospection and commentary. Susan Stewart commentaryenglishgreat Change image and share on social
Poetry's always dead, you know? You don't realize how good poetry is until 15 years later. Richard Hell deadgoodpoetry Change image and share on social
Art: If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy. Muhammad Iqbal artheirmake Change image and share on social
What we know is that Shakespeare wrote perhaps the most remarkable body of passionate love poetry in the English language to a young man. Stephen Greenblatt bodyenglishlanguage Change image and share on social
A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. Jean Cocteau bothergardenernursery Change image and share on social
Superstition is the poetry of life. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lifepoetrysuperstition Change image and share on social
There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write. Henry R. Luce balancemanpoetry Change image and share on social
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them. Charles Simic equalexperienceorphan Change image and share on social
