Love Of Poetry Quotes

6 quotes from 6 authors

Love of poetry pulls readers toward rhythm and meaning, and six reflections show how the art intertwines with theater, habit, and personal insight. One voice notes the magnetic draw of performance, another celebrates the quiet habit of reading. If you cherish connections, also explore Companionship or Family Ties.

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I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion.

Zona Gale

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“In this mortal frame of mine which is made of a hundred bones and nine orifices there is something, and this something…

Bashō Matsuo

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My love of poetry comes from the "actualization" I experienced in the poetry of others. And I was reading it silently and…

Anne Waldman

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“We must first understand what the purport of society and the aim of government is held to be. If it be your…

Alexis de Tocqueville

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“Insensibly he formed the most delightful habit in the world, the habit of reading: When you are reconciled to the fact that…

W. Somerset Maugham

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It's not a love of poetry readings that attracts those who do come to them but theater.

A. R. Ammons

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