Country music is the poetry of the American spirit.

I was deeply moved by Richard Blanco's reading of his inaugural poem-a timely and elegant tribute to the great diversity of American experience. And…

— Natasha Trethewey

An English poet writes, I think, just for people who are interested in poetry. An American poet writes, and feels that everyone ought to…

— Stephen Spender

“And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country” that they summoned…

— Robert A. Caro

When I hit around 65, 66, I started to feel tremendous worth and incredible personal esteem. I was becoming very cognisant of my contribution…

— Jerry Lewis

Spanish and English have such different music, and in my own poetry I feel much less drawn to fluid sounds than I do toward…

— Joan Larkin

There's a certain line between jokes and music and poetry that's a bit blurred in my mind.

— Bo Burnham

The power of music that poetry lacks is the ability to persuade without argument.

— William Matthews

As music is the poetry of sound, so is painting the poetry of sight and the subject-matter has nothing to do with harmony of…

— James Whistler

I was sensitive to music and poetry, and it was around me growing up.

— Rosanne Cash

It is always fatal to have music or poetry interrupted.

— George Eliot

The author's conviction on this day of New Year is that music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance; that…

— Ezra Pound

I love to write music and poetry.

— Naturi Naughton

The author's conviction on this day of New Year is that music begins to atrophy whenit departs too far from the dance; that poetry…

— Anonymous

“Music is the poetry of the air.”

— Anonymous

“Love and Death? What has great music or poetry ever been about, but those twin forces that undo a man?”

— Anonymous