Poets, in their way, are practical men; they are interested in results. Allen Tate interestmanpoet Change image and share on social
Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot. Edmund Waller blotdiscreetlyhalf Change image and share on social
Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars - mere globs of gas atoms. I, too, can see the stars on a desert night, and feel them. But do I see less or more? Richard P. Feynman atombeautydesert Change image and share on social
Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry. Anne Stevenson criticismignoremake Change image and share on social
Poets that lasting marble seek Must come in Latin or in Greek. Edmund Waller greeklastlatin Change image and share on social
Poets these days, like artists and composers, have won for themselves almost unlimited freedom. You can pass yourself off as a painter without being able to draw, as a composer without being conscious of key relationships, and as a poet without making yourself familiar with traditional verse forms. Anne Stevenson artistcomposerconscious share on social
Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand. Plato greatpoetthing Change image and share on social
Poets, we know, are terribly sensitive people, and in my observation one of the things they are most sensitive about is money. Robert Penn Warren moneyobservationpeople Change image and share on social
Poets write the words you have heard before but in a new sequence. Brian Harris hearpoetsequence Change image and share on social