“Jane,' she said, climbing down from the chair. 'Remember last year when I built that model wind tower for you and you… — Jeanne Birdsall Copy Share Image
“A book about books is like a poem about poetry: Books are knowledge, paid for, all. Readers - horses in a stall.… — Will Advise Copy Share Image
“Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rage at close of day; Rage, rage against the… — Dylan Thomas Copy Share Image
A lot of my poems are about how ill I am and how I probably won't live beyond next week. I publish… — Clive James Copy Share Image
I play with language a great deal in my poems, and I enjoy that. I try to condense language, that is, I… — Anne Stevenson Copy Share Image
“She has a fiery soul that cannot be tamed. She has free spirit that cannot be maimed. She moves with the wind… — Mishi McCoy Copy Share Image
“Sonnet V I touch you as a lonely violin touches the suburbs of the faraway place patiently the river asks for its… — Mahmoud Darwish Copy Share Image
“She was rare, few and far between She suspected he would be as well And the thought of two rare, few and… — Maquita Donyel Irvin Copy Share Image
“I cannot imagine a life without books. Without Father's stories of the ancient Greek gods and goddesses, without pirate stories and fairy… — Jessica Spotswood Copy Share Image
From a literary standpoint, I've been loving Raymond Carver's short stories, William Carlos Williams' poems, Richard Siken's 'Crush', John Fante, and Jim… — Greta Salpeter Copy Share Image
Like most of my poems, 'Lie' has several sources: I read a very troubling book called The Sixth Extinction. I took note… — Rae Armantrout Copy Share Image
“I really don't like art with a message, unless the message is crystal clear. If you have a message that really needs… — Doug Stanhope Copy Share Image