There is something about writing poetry that brings a man close to the cliff's edge. — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
It may be that poetry makes life's nebulous events tangible to me and restores their detail; or conversely, that poetry brings forth… — Frank O'Hara Copy Share Image
“To me at least, poetry like love- implies a magical approach to life, quite different from the presently accepted rational way of… — Jane Roberts Copy Share Image
Poetry brings all possible experience to the same degree: a degree in the consciousness beyond which the consciousness itself cannot go. — Laura Riding Copy Share Image