I think my poems immediately come out of the sensuous and emotional experiences I have. — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
“THE HARDEST STEP WE ALL MUST TAKE IS TO BLINDLY TRUST IN WHO WE ARE. - ATTICUS” — Atticus Poetry Copy Share Image
“make this day a tree leaning over the river eternity and fuss about in its branches.” — Jimmy Santiago Baca Copy Share Image
In the hands of a great poet, words have ways of affecting us in ways we don't understand. — Kenneth Branagh Copy Share Image
The essence of poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
that your power of command with simple language was one of the magnificent things of our century. (from the poem: result) — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
I wrote poems. That is my work. I am convinced... I believe that what I wrote will be useful to people not… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
We are pantheists when we study nature, polytheists when we write poetry, monotheists in our morality. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Poetry is the art which is technically within the grasp of everyone: a piece of paper and a pencil and one is… — Eugenio Montale Copy Share Image
Poetry and prose are of equal importance to me as a reader, and there doesn't seem to be much difference in my… — Kevin Powers Copy Share Image
Its part of the past not meant to last or they'd still be here and not in your mind,nothing bad is worth… — Kristen McElroy Copy Share Image
[My poems] of course, it's symbolic, in the way that things in a poem can be - that is, pointing to something… — Matthew Zapruder Copy Share Image
When the sun shouts and people abound One thinks there were the ages of stone and the age of bronze And the… — Robinson Jeffers Copy Share Image
“Self-love isn’t always so poetic; sometimes it’s a nice big triple back flip kick in the ass. You’ve got to call yourself… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
“Diving into new spaces, meeting all sorts of faces. Depths of madness or souls of abounding love. Time isn't irreplaceable, so isn't… — honeste Copy Share Image
The fact that there are so many weak, poor and boring stories and novels written and published in America has been ascribed… — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
This is a city of absolute enchantment in the literal sense of the word. It loosens all the bonds binding the traveller… — Dervla Murphy Copy Share Image
“In Favor Of One's Time" The spent purpose of a perfectly marvellous life suddenly glimmers and leaps into flame it's more difficult… — Frank O'Hara Copy Share Image
It's a big thing to call yourself a poet. All I can say is that I have always written poems. I don't… — Clive James Copy Share Image