I don't think Auden liked my poetry very much, he's very Anglican. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes anglican auden poetry
Nobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning. I was much further out than you thought, and not waving but drowning. I was much too far out all my life, And not waving but drowning. Stevie Smith deaddrownhear Change image and share on social
All poetry has to do is to make a strong communication. All the poet has to do is listen. The poet is not an important fellow. There will also be another poet. Stevie Smith communicationfellowimportant Change image and share on social
I'm alive today, therefore I'm just as much a part of our time as everybody else. The times will just have to enlarge themselves to make room for me, won't they, and for everybody else. Stevie Smith aliveenlargemake Change image and share on social
Auden is a poet - no, the poet - of unembarrassed intellect. Ideas are his emotions, emotions are his ideas. Cynthia Ozick audenemotionidea Change image and share on social
The thing about great poetry is we have no defenses against it. David Whyte defensegreatpoetry Change image and share on social
During the ten years I lived in the U.K., I frequently attended an Anglican church just outside of London. I enjoyed the energetic singing and the thoughtful homilies. And yet, I found it easy to be a pew warmer, a consumer, a back row critic. Gary Hamel anglicanattendback share on social
