“But at my back I always hear Time’s wingèd chariot hurrying near; And yonder all before us lie Deserts of vast eternity.… — Andrew Marvell Copy Share Image
“1 Cain lifts Crow, that heavy black bird and strikes down Abel. Damn, says Crow, I guess this is just the beginning.… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
A Concordance of Leaves is an epic poem of the indomitable yet fragile human spirit. Philip Metres brings Palestine and Palestinians into… — Fady Joudah Copy Share Image
“What’s there to find in a broken heart if not assembled pieces of love for a pristine start What’s there to see… — Munia Khan Copy Share Image
Men of real talents in Arms have commonly approved themselves patrons of the liberal arts and friends to the poets, of their… — George Washington Copy Share Image
If you want a definition of poetry, say: Poetry is what makes me laugh or cry or yawn, what makes my toenails… — Dylan Thomas Copy Share Image
My poems always begin with a metaphor, but my way into the metaphor may be a word, an image, even a sound.… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
“ Advice to Young Poets Never pretend to be a unicorn by sticking a plunger on your head.” — Martin Espada Copy Share Image
I take a real interest in the possibilities of teaching - including the practice of bringing creative writing, and serious reading, into… — Michael Cadnum Copy Share Image
“Pornography is certainly more beautiful than eroticism. Eroticism is ugly. Eroticism is an ideology... there is nothing more boring than eroticism, it's… — Pierre Guyotat Copy Share Image
The poets get a quizzical ahem. They reflect time, I am the very ticking. — Roy Fuller Copy Share Image
I can scarce bring myself to believe, that I am admitted to a familiar correspondence, and all the license of friendship, with… — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
Poetry is a search for ways of communication; it must be conducted with openness, flexibility, and a constant readiness to listen. — Fleur Adcock Copy Share Image
“Stars open among the lilies. Are you not blinded by such expressionless sirens? This is the silence of astounded souls. --from "Crossing… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
I always knew that was what I wanted to do - to write, particularly poetry. — Derek Walcott Copy Share Image
A farce is that in poetry which grotesque (caricature) is in painting. The persons and actions of a farce are all unnatural,… — John Dryden Copy Share Image
“Plato said: 'He who approaches the temple of the Muses without inspiration in the belief that craftmanship alone suffices, will remain a… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Also, I liked John Cage's music. I liked it for its craziness, the use of silence, the boldness-anything to get me away… — Kenneth Koch Copy Share Image
“For only love has got that overwhelming, undeniable and irresistible power to babble.” — Anjutha Ranganathan Copy Share Image
“Mr Earbrass was virtually asleep when several lines of verse passed through his mind and left it hopelessly awake. Here was the… — Edward Gorey Copy Share Image
Just getting something to work usually means writing reams of code fast, like a Stephen King novel, but making it maintainable and… — Erik Naggum Copy Share Image
Poetry is more than a form of art. It's a vibration and a pulsing heart. Whether it's sour or whether it's sweet.… — Stanley Victor Paskavich Copy Share Image
When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon,… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
