--- title: "4 Poem Started Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 4 Poem Started quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Poem Started sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a69/daphne-gottlieb-21866_activism_poetry-is-a-lousy-form-of-activism-it-do_24338.jpg" --- > [Poetry is a lousy form of activism; it doesn't really change much. And maybe we can point to one or two historical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daphne-gottlieb/poetry-is-a-lousy-form-of-activism-it-doesn-t-really-change-much-and/) [Daphne Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daphne-gottlieb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a69/daphne-gottlieb-21866_activism_poetry-is-a-lousy-form-of-activism-it-do_24338.jpg) > [One day, I just got up to read a poem and started singing. I looked around - the reaction was great. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-scott/one-day-i-just-got-up-to-read-a-poem-and-started-singing-i-looked/) [Jill Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/jill-scott-1737_boys_one-day-i-just-got-up-to-read-a-poem-and_719562.png) > [“He cleared his throat and held up one hand dramatically. “Green grass breaks through snow. Artemis pleads for my help. I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/he-cleared-his-throat-and-held-up-one-hand-dramatically-green-grass/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/rick-riordan-27_apollo_he-cleared-his-throat-and-held-up-one-ha_870033.jpg) > [So I realized when I was successful in a piece, it was because I didn't abandon a notion early on what it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-wilkinson/so-i-realized-when-i-was-successful-in-a-piece-it-was-because-i-didn/) [Andy Wilkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-wilkinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/andy-wilkinson-41009_abandon_so-i-realized-when-i-was-successful-in-a_3025001.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poem-started/#itemlist", "name": "Poem Started Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Poetry is a lousy form of activism; it doesn't really change much. 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