In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you. Abbas Kiarostami darknesspoetrytotal Change image and share on social
To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. John Ruskin poetryprophecyreligion Change image and share on social
I love reading poetry, and yet, at this point, the thought of writing a poem, to me, is tantamount to figuring out a trigonometry question. Jhumpa Lahiri figurelovepoem Change image and share on social
I intended an Ode, And it turned to a Sonnet. Henry Austin Dobson intendodesonnet Change image and share on social
I'm not really a musician. I'm a performer, and I love rock n' roll. I've embraced rock n' roll because it encompasses all the things I'm interested in: poetry, revolution, sexuality, political activism - all of these things can be found in rock n' roll. Patti Smith activismembraceencompass share on social
A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself. E. M. Forster hanginformationpoem Change image and share on social
We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words. John Fowles poempoetsimply Change image and share on social
Sri Lanka is an island that everyone loves at some level inside themselves. A very special island that travellers, from Sinbad to Marco Polo, dreamed about. A place where the contours of the land itself forms a kind of sinewy poetry. Romesh Gunesekera contourdreamform share on social
I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light. Mahmoud Darwish aheadglintidentify Change image and share on social
