Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind. Don Marquis blindmiltonpoetry Change image and share on social
Poetry is what we do to break bread with the dead. Seamus Heaney breadbreakdead Change image and share on social
Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life - when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born or when we fall in love. Erica Jong babybearbeloved Change image and share on social
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. Robert Frost emotionfindpoetry Change image and share on social
Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that. Mary Oliver basketemptylife Change image and share on social
Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is life's true mirror. But a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for Socrates. Franz Grillparzer lifeliteratureloudly Change image and share on social
Poetry itself hasn't been well served by poets who fled to the margins. Edward Hirsch fleemarginpoet Change image and share on social
Poetry, just because it is poetry, doesn't mean it is some kind of magic spell. Franz Wright kindmagicpoetry Change image and share on social
Poetry leads us to the unstructured sources of our beings, to the unknown, and returns us to our rational, structured selves refreshed. A. R. Ammons beingleadpoetry Change image and share on social
