He that works and does some Poem, not he that merely says one, is worthy of the name of Poet. — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
“Without play at many levels of language, from phonemes to logical structures, a poem is merely prose with linebreaks added.” — Helen Vendler Copy Share Image
It hardly seems worthwhile to point out the shortsightedness of those practitioners who would have us believe that the form of the… — Mark Strand Copy Share Image
Once an author finishes a poem, he becomes merely another reader. I may remember what I intended to put into a text,… — Dana Gioia Copy Share Image
