The reason we go to poetry is not for wisdom, but for the dismantling of wisdom — Jacques Lacan Copy Share Image
“The castironpiles, the castironpiles--to hell with the castironpiles” — Sigbjørn Obstfelder Copy Share Image
“for once in our lives / Everything became a You and nothing was an It.” — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
“Today a young poet brought me 75 poems, some of them many pages long, I shall no doubt make an enemy of… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
“Beware, the moon is ablaze tonight. no telling what kind of insanity she’ll ignite. Listen to the wolves howl. Oh my, her… — Melody Lee Copy Share Image
“...and so many colors I will have seen... the menacing greys and pine greens the soft pink and purples of spring and… — Sanober Khan Copy Share Image
The poet's function is to make his imagination . . . become the light in the mind of others. His role, in… — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
“.. "All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of fraud, fear, greed, imagination, and poetry." -Edgar Allan Poe” — Nykki Mills Copy Share Image
It took me awhile to not be ashamed to be a poet in the business environment, and to be a business person… — Victoria Chang Copy Share Image
“All from the shines of yours The starlight of genuinity Being there at all times --Masterpiece In Your Heart. a series of… — S.Sulianah Copy Share Image
I always thought millennials are going westward, and they probably won't understand vernacular poetry. — Ayushmann Khurrana Copy Share Image
I sing in languages that I speak. So when I'm singing a Schubert song, I know precisely what every word means and,… — Jessye Norman Copy Share Image
Poetry itself is music. I'm just lucky that I can convert it into music. William Blake is my favorite poet of all… — Benjamin Clementine Copy Share Image
I wanted a perfect ending, now i've learned the hard way, that some poems dont rhyme, and some stories dont have a… — Ana Copy Share Image
The charms of money are distinctly under-represented in literature. There are no songs or poems extolling its virtues. This seems on the… — Celia Green Copy Share Image
“Still perfect,” he said. “Read to me.” “This isn’t really a poem to read aloud when you are sitting next to your… — John Green Copy Share Image
“The Universal Turtle Verse I spend the day nibbling rent-free Underneath the Giving Tree. Me, Rirty Dat and Snerry Jake Show Runny… — J. Patrick Lewis Copy Share Image
I'm a regular person. I'm a regular guy. As a kid, I played games. As a kid, I liked poetry. As a… — Myles Garrett Copy Share Image
Being gay facilitated my capacity for shame. As a child, I carried around this thing that gradually became this big dark secret.… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
“Pictures painted with water. Poetry breathed between kisses. Too beautiful to last.” — Ally Condie Copy Share Image
Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“If on thoughts of death we are fed, Thus, a coffin, became my bed.” — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
Poetry is a way to express yourself, you can give one word a thousand meanings — Kendyl Smith Copy Share Image
A verse may find him whom a sermon flies, And turn delight into a sacrifice... — George Herbert Copy Share Image
“But poetry, romance, love, beauty? These are what we stay alive for!” — N.H. Kleinbaum Copy Share Image
