I wrote poetry, which got me into lyrics. Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Elton John pulled me into pop. I started singing with a band - just for fun - when I was 17. And pretty soon, I was thinking I could sing pop in English as well as Spanish. Gloria Estefan bandcaroleelton share on social
I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the poet's personality. Mark Strand americandefectexploit Change image and share on social
I've always felt that poetry was particularly erotic, more than prose was... I say that you read poems not with your eyes and not with your ears, but with your mouth. You taste it. Donald Hall eareroticeye Change image and share on social
And inasmuch as the bridge is a symbol of all such poetry as I am interested in writing it is my present fancy that a year from now I'll be more contented working in an office than ever before. Hart Crane bridgecontentfancy Change image and share on social
Anybody serious about poetry knows how hard it is to achieve anything worthwhile in it. Seamus Heaney achievehardpoetry Change image and share on social
Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it. Jack Prelutsky adultpoetryread Change image and share on social
Metaphorical tone deafness is when people are unable to discern what is of value in something. I think I'm tone deaf to poetry, for instance. Despite having studied it into a second year of university, most of it just leaves me cold. Julian Baggini colddeafdeafness share on social
Poetry is emotion, passion, love, grief - everything that is human. It is not for zombies by zombies. F. Sionil Jose emotiongriefhuman Change image and share on social
Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved. Jose Ortega y Gasset adolescencefermentpoetry Change image and share on social
There's not a good poet I know who has not at the beck and call of his memory a vast quantity of poetry that composes his mental library. Anthony Hecht beckcallcompose Change image and share on social
