A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. Robert Frost beginhomesicknesslovesickness Change image and share on social
A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom. Robert Frost begindelightend Change image and share on social
A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to understand all the nuances. Douglas Dunn audienceexpectimpact Change image and share on social
A poem generated by its own laws may be unrealized and bad in terms of so-called objective principles of taste, judgement, deduction. A. R. Ammons badcalldeduction Change image and share on social
A poem I write is not just about me; it is about national identity, not just regional but national, the history of people in relation to other people. I reach for these outward stories to make sense of my own life, and how my story intersects with a larger public history. Natasha Trethewey historyidentityintersect share on social
A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does. Robert Morgan connectiondiscoveryform Change image and share on social
A poem is a naked person... Some people say that I am a poet. Bob Dylan nakedpeopleperson Change image and share on social
A poem is bound by language, but a poetics is not. Joshua Cohen bindlanguagepoem Change image and share on social
A poem is learned by heart and then not again repeated. We will suppose that after a half year it has been forgotten: no effort of recollection is able to call it back again into consciousness. Hermann Ebbinghaus backcallconsciousness Change image and share on social
A poem is never finished, only abandoned. Paul Valery abandonfinishpoem Change image and share on social