I think poetry is able to say things in such a small, perfect way that are so hard to say. I think it's a perfect medium for expressing difficult ideas and concepts and feelings. It's one of my great loves. Jerry Hall conceptdifficultexpress share on social
I was always making up rhymes. But I never thought that poetry would become my life. Saul Williams lifemakepoetry Change image and share on social
Nonfiction speaks to the head. Fiction speaks to the heart. Poetry speaks to the soul. It's the essence of beauty. The essence of pain. It pleases the eye and the ear. Ellen Hopkins beautyearessence Change image and share on social
And at least in poetry you should feel free to lie. That is, not to lie, but to imagine what you want, to follow the direction of the poem. Mark Strand directionfeelfollow Change image and share on social
Pain is filtered in a poem so that it becomes finally, in the end, pleasure. Mark Strand endfilterfinally Change image and share on social
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite. Paul Dirac exactknowopposite Change image and share on social
The job of the poet is to render the world - to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do. Mark Van Doren feelingjobloss Change image and share on social
The importance of poetry is not measured, finally, by what the poet says but by how he says it. Mahmoud Darwish finallyimportancemeasure Change image and share on social
I don't want to bury anything in poetry. Sharon Van Etten burypoetry Change image and share on social
Marriage - a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose. Beverley Nichols bookchaptermarriage Change image and share on social