Poetry and preaching do not go well together; when the preacher mounts the pulpit the poet usually goes away. — Edith Hamilton Copy Share Image
“I once saw a small child go to an electric light switch as say, "Mamma, can I open the light?" She was… — Ezra Pound Copy Share Image
“Love is dead And we are each to blame When we took lighters over wild flame.” — Justin Wetch Copy Share Image
Stronger than alcohol, vaster than poetry, Ferment the freckled red bitterness of love! — Arthur Rimbaud Copy Share Image
“Good God, 'the elusive thing'. She had reached a turning point. She no longer believed that a situation could be made better… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
“What was exchanged in the language of their eyes, more perfect than their lips, the language afforded the soul so that no… — José Rizal Copy Share Image
What I search for continuously in my art is adequate language, language I hope can stand beyond any particular occasion. What I'm… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
“I see a bird carrying me and carrying you, with us as its wings, beyond the dream, to a journey that has… — Mahmoud Darwish Copy Share Image
Broken bones and skinned knees, this game is not for the weak. One ball, one goal, shoot, score! Soccer makes me whole. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“If you're a poet, you do something beautiful. I mean you're supposed to leave something beautiful after you get off the page… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image
A day which passed without a poem from my pen I considered lost and misused. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copy Share Image
One of my favorite poets, Neruda, writes close to the bone. Though I know only a little Spanish, I like to compare… — Anita Diament Copy Share Image
I had rather be a Kitten, and cry mew, Than one of these same Meeter Ballad-mongers: I had rather heare a Brazen… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I've always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
We don't get groupies.We get teenagers who want to read us their poetry. — Michael Stipe Copy Share Image
“3:29:50 pm what is it that you love about him is it the way he lets you down incapable of lifting you… — R.H. Sin Copy Share Image
“Maybe it begins the day you pledge allegiance, face the flag and suddenly clutch your left clavicle because you find a tender… — Marilyn Johnson Copy Share Image
We dance, we dance. You hold the thread of my soul. You spin, you spin. And you unravel the part from the… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Food binds us to our roots as strongly as any song or poem. Many of us have learned more about our ancestors… — Anna Thomas Copy Share Image
“This was what the poets couldn't put in their poetry, she thought dumbly, the rush of desire so fierce and pure it… — Lauren Willig Copy Share Image
Attempt to be creative for the joy it brings… Select something like music, dance, sculpture, or poetry. Being creative will help you… — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
Grandfather / advised me: / Learn a trade / I learned / to sit at desk / and condense / No layoff / from this / condensery. — Lorine Niedecker Copy Share Image
“THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOU When I hold a rose, I see the soft, velvety petals and smile, because tucked between… — Lisa Schroeder Copy Share Image
