Podcasts themselves cannot exist without the Internet - in a way, they are a microcosm of the Internet. Julie Klausner existinternetmicrocosm Change image and share on social
Poe had this curious kind of alchemical courage, where he took all the terrible things and terrors that happened in his life, all this shame and fear and pain, and turned them into great works of art. He was a complex, brilliant person who was just wired too tight. John Cusack alchemicalartbrilliant share on social
Poe is the only impeccable writer. He was never mistaken. Paul Valery impeccablemistakepoe Change image and share on social
Poe's saying that a long poem is a sequence of short ones is perfectly just. John Drinkwater longperfectlypoe Change image and share on social
Poe was a student of many things, and among those things he read and referred to in his work was the Bible. John Astin biblepoeread Change image and share on social
Poe was plagued and haunted most of all by something pretty banal: poverty. Probably the most eccentric decision in life was to become a writer in an age when making a living at it was nearly impossible. Matthew Pearl agebanaldecision share on social
Poe was such a tragic and brilliant figure; he's somebody whom I've been somewhat obsessed with my whole life. I first read 'The Tell-Tale Heart' at age four. Rose McGowan agebrilliantfigure Change image and share on social
Poems and songs penned as an unstoppable outpouring of the heart take on a life of their own. They transcend the limits of nationality and time as they pass from person to person, from one heart to another. Daisaku Ikeda heartlifelimit share on social
Poems are a form of music, and language just happens to be our instrument - language and breath. Terrance Hayes breathforminstrument Change image and share on social
Poems are endlessly renewable resources. Whatever you bring to them, at whatever stage of life, gets mirrored back, refracted, reread in new ways. Jonathan Galassi backbringendlessly Change image and share on social
