Geoffrey Hill may be the strongest and most original English poet of the second half of our fading century, although his work… — John Hollander Copy Share Image
As one knows the poet by his fine music, so one can recognize the liar by his rich rhythmic utterance, and in… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Now begins to rise in me the familiar rhythm; words that have lain dormant now lift, now toss their crests, and fall… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
He came after Homer and before Gertrude Stein, a difficult interval for a poet. — Anne Carson Copy Share Image
A friend of mine, a poet, Rebecca Wolff recently said to me, "You know, your stories are really voice-driven," and I guess… — Lynne Tillman Copy Share Image
But you, oh gardener, poet that you be / Though unaware, now use your seeds like words / And make them lilt… — Vita Sackville-West Copy Share Image
There have always been huge musicians and poets in Uruguay, but Uruguay is a well-kept secret. — Steven Sater Copy Share Image
Gregory Corso used to get really pissed when people called Bob Dylan a 'poet.' After writing poetry for a few years, I… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
Freedom is slavery some poets tell us. Enslave yourself to the right leader's truth, Christ's or Karl Marx', and it will set… — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
When I was young I once found a book in a Dutch translation, 'The leaves of Grass'. It was the first time… — Karel Appel Copy Share Image
Why must ancients, and provided the same talent, be better than modern authors? Free to exploit the vast realm of the simpleand… — Franz Grillparzer Copy Share Image
Poets use metaphors and symbolism to construct images. I construct my images in the same way, except that I am using a… — Shirin Neshat Copy Share Image
Spin-off technologies are changing the culture. Even if you don't become an engineer you could be a poet, a journalist, a lawyer,… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
for what is the gift of the poet and the artist except to see the sights which others cannot see and to… — Ouida Copy Share Image
There has been a vast output of critical studies in contemporary poetry, some of them first rate, but I do not think… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
There was nothing to do but wait. It is always like this for naturalists, and for poets--the long hours of travel and… — Diane Ackerman Copy Share Image
I acknowledge Shakespeare to be the world's greatest dramatic poet, but regret that no parent could place the uncorrected book in the… — Thomas Bowdler Copy Share Image
A really good stand-up comic is a poet; it's about the use of language. It can be really poetic. And I like… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Let us define 'man' as a poet perpetually conspiring against himself. — Lawrence Durrell Copy Share Image
Writers, especially poets, are particularly prone to madness. There exists a striking association between creativity and manic depression. Why are more creative… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
I do not think men have more talent. There are a great many women in the arts; novelists, painters, sculptors, poets-but the… — Dorothy Fields Copy Share Image
Who were my mentors in poetry and literature? This is a matter of opinion. Some see in my books the influences of… — Shmuel Yosef Agnon Copy Share Image
Backlock, a poet blind from his birth, could describe visual objects with accuracy; Professor Sanderson, who was also blind, gave excellent lectures… — Thomas Hardy Copy Share Image
In England especially, poetry's woven into the background fabric of society. And in Ireland, it's in the foreground. The place of the… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
