--- title: "9 Say Poem Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Say Poem quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Say Poem sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/robert-bly-3269_inspirational_you-say-to-yourself-well-this-poem-isn-t_2832759.png" --- > [You say to yourself, Well, this poem isn't going to be any good, but I'll write it anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bly/you-say-to-yourself-well-this-poem-isn-t-going-to-be-any-good-but-i/) [Robert Bly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-bly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/robert-bly-3269_inspirational_you-say-to-yourself-well-this-poem-isn-t_2832759.png) > [Poetry’s medium is the individual chest and throat and mouth of whoever undertakes to say the poem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-pinsky/poetry-s-medium-is-the-individual-chest-and-throat-and-mouth-of/) [Robert Pinsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-pinsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/robert-pinsky-11434_chests_poetry-s-medium-is-the-individual-chest_266221.png) > [Truck drivers stop me and say, 'What is the poem for the day?' or 'Give me a poem for my girl.' I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nipsey-russell/truck-drivers-stop-me-and-say-what-is-the-poem-for-the-day-or-give-me/) [Nipsey Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nipsey-russell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85f/nipsey-russell-13910_day_truck-drivers-stop-me-and-say-what-is-th_2997033.png) > [Poetry is a language for when you can't quite write prose about something, you can't quite say it, but if you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sakyong-mipham/poetry-is-a-language-for-when-you-can-t-quite-write-prose-about/) [Sakyong Mipham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sakyong-mipham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9be/sakyong-mipham-2871_ifs_poetry-is-a-language-for-when-you-can-t_3088767.jpg) > [Best to say that once a poem is finished I trust it to make its way, and I trust readers will find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-heaney/best-to-say-that-once-a-poem-is-finished-i-trust-it-to-make-its-way/) [Seamus Heaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-heaney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/511/seamus-heaney-1711_books_best-to-say-that-once-a-poem-is-finished_1543445.png) > [My mentor made me say a poem over and over. 'Stop! That's not your voice. Start again.' I was sobbing by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamila-woods/my-mentor-made-me-say-a-poem-over-and-over-stop-that-s-not-your-voice/) [Jamila Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamila-woods/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/jamila-woods-11916_end_my-mentor-made-me-say-a-poem-over-and-ov_209288.jpg) > [Like a pianist runs her fingers over the keys, I'll search my mind for what to say. Now, the poem may want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-angelou/like-a-pianist-runs-her-fingers-over-the-keys-i-ll-search-my-mind-for/) [Maya Angelou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-angelou/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/maya-angelou-104_different_like-a-pianist-runs-her-fingers-over-the_2612928.png) > [All you can usually say about a poem or a picture is, 'Look at it, listen to it.' Whether you listen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/basil-bunting/all-you-can-usually-say-about-a-poem-or-a-picture-is-look-at-it/) [Basil Bunting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/basil-bunting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/basil-bunting-27261_common_all-you-can-usually-say-about-a-poem-or_1184158.png) > [“Some writers might tell you that writing is like a piece of magic - a process of creating something out of nothing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-marshall-stoneking/some-writers-might-tell-you-that-writing-is-like-a-piece-of-magic-a/) [Billy Marshall Stoneking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-marshall-stoneking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/billy-marshall-stoneking-34789_friends-and-family_some-writers-might-tell-you-that-writing_2666479.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/say-poem/#itemlist", "name": "Say Poem Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You say to yourself, Well, this poem isn't going to be any good, but I'll write it anyway.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Bly" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-bly/you-say-to-yourself-well-this-poem-isn-t-going-to-be-any-good-but-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/robert-bly-3269_inspirational_you-say-to-yourself-well-this-poem-isn-t_2832759.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/robert-bly-3269_inspirational_you-say-to-yourself-well-this-poem-isn-t_2832759.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/robert-bly-3269_inspirational_you-say-to-yourself-well-this-poem-isn-t_2832759.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You say to yourself, Well, this poem isn't going to be any good, but I'll write it anyway.” — Robert Bly", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Poetry’s medium is the individual chest and throat and mouth of whoever undertakes to say the poem.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Pinsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-pinsky/poetry-s-medium-is-the-individual-chest-and-throat-and-mouth-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/robert-pinsky-11434_chests_poetry-s-medium-is-the-individual-chest_266221.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/robert-pinsky-11434_chests_poetry-s-medium-is-the-individual-chest_266221.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/robert-pinsky-11434_chests_poetry-s-medium-is-the-individual-chest_266221.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Poetry’s medium is the individual chest and throat and mouth of whoever undertakes to say the poem.” — Robert Pinsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Truck drivers stop me and say, 'What is the poem for the day?' or 'Give me a poem for my girl.' 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