A true poet writes from the language and experiences of…

One who writes a poem writes it because the language prompts, or simply dictates, the next line.

— Joseph Brodsky

As to the state, from my point of view, the measure of a writer's patriotism is not oaths from a high platform, but how…

— Joseph Brodsky

“You can control the visibility of my name and writings, but you cannot control the frequency at which people are quoting me around the…

— Suzy Kassem

“STAY AN ORIGINAL WORK OF ART In this short lifetime, Why not be -- True to your own voice, Your own story, Your own…

— Suzy Kassem

The whole race is a poet that writes down / The eccentric propositions of its fate.

— Wallace Stevens

“Poetry is no rocket science, a good poet writes from his heart!”

— Saru Singhal

A backward poet writes inverse.

— Nikhil Saluja

Even if a poet writes about sitting in a glass house drinking tea, it reflects politics.

— Yehuda Amichai

“The poet writes the history of his own body.”

— Henry David Thoreau

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

The poet who writes "free" verse is like Robinson Crusoe on his desert island: he must do all his cooking, laundry and darning for…

— W. H. Auden

“A genuine poet is one who writes about experiences before they happen to him.”

— T.S Eliot

“Whether if you're a beginner poet or an experienced poet, poets just as other writers would like to have more readers enjoy their work.…

— Reynaldo Casison

If a poet writes to save his soul, he may save the soul of others.

— Richard Eberhart

A poet writes his words into breath the oxygen moulds a relentless force stronger than death.

— Jeremy Limn