Ultimately I have learned more about poetry, from music and magic than from literature. — James Broughton Copy Share Image
I grew up in a place in which, if you learned poetry, you shouted it out. Boys would scream it out and… — Derek Walcott Copy Share Image
I also learned to tell a story. I think I learned from poetry how to time a story. Poetry's timing, beats and… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
Forget what you learned about poetry in school. (That it's complex, opaque, a problem to be solved in 1500 words by tomorrow.)… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
