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title: "5 Poetry Self Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Poetry Self quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Poetry Self sayings and thoughts."
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> [You are not your poetry. Your self-esteem shouldn't depend on whether you publish, or whether some editor or writer you admire thinks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorianne-laux/you-are-not-your-poetry-your-self-esteem-shouldn-t-depend-on-whether/)

[Dorianne Laux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorianne-laux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72c/dorianne-laux-12252_admire_you-are-not-your-poetry-your-self-esteem_394806.png)

> [“Once again, Whittemore escapes what might be a fatal mistake in another author. Far from the funhouse hall of mirrors one might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-whittemore/once-again-whittemore-escapes-what-might-be-a-fatal-mistake-in/)

[Edward Whittemore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-whittemore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdb/edward-whittemore-29242_books_once-again-whittemore-escapes-what-might_489177.png)

> [Poetry is a solitary process. One does not write poetry for the masses. Poetry is a self-involved, lofty pursuit. Songs are for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/poetry-is-a-solitary-process-one-does-not-write-poetry-for-the-masses/)

[Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa6/patti-smith-394_aspect_poetry-is-a-solitary-process-one-does-no_1140140.jpg)

> [I'm working on a poetry collection for Papaveria Press . It fills me with trepidation - poetry is something I'm much more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/i-m-working-on-a-poetry-collection-for-papaveria-press-it-fills-me/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/theodora-goss-10051_collections_i-m-working-on-a-poetry-collection-for-p_2881445.png)

> [“Meditation is when you sit down, let's say that, and don't do anything. Poetry is when you get up and do something.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-fischer/meditation-is-when-you-sit-down-let-s-say-that-and-don-t-do-anything/)

[Norman Fischer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-fischer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa9/norman-fischer-30519_inside-and-outside_meditation-is-when-you-sit-down-let-s-sa_2884754.jpg)

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