Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive, and widely effective mode of saying things. — Matthew Arnold Copy Share Image
When I think about what really matters, it's not looking at art that has made the most difference or has been most… — W. S. Di Piero Copy Share Image
I also could see myself as a stand-up comedian, a fashion designer (for people of all sizes), a hairdresser, an earnest and… — Denise Duhamel Copy Share Image
Poetry is simply literature reduced to the essence of its active principle. It is purged of idols of every kind, of realistic… — Paul Valery Copy Share Image
The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity. — George Oppen Copy Share Image