The idea that a poem was a made thing stayed with me, and I decided then that I wanted to be an… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
I started writing poetry when I was six. I had this teacher who didn't believe the poems I'd bring in were mine… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
In writing poetry, all of one's attention is focused on some inner voice. — Li-Young Lee Copy Share Image
I live a very quiet life well under the radar and I drive a tiny car, own a cottage, that's about it.… — Brenda Fricker Copy Share Image
I don't know if you actually get something out of writing poetry. I think poetry is an autonomous muse that decides to… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
Writing poetry makes you intensely conscious of how words sound, both aloud and inside the head of the reader. You learn the… — Helen Dunmore Copy Share Image
Writing poetry is such an intense experience that it helps to start the process in a casual or wayward frame of mind. — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
Everyone needs solitude, especially a person who is used to thinking about what she experiences. Solitude is very important in my work… — Wislawa Szymborska Copy Share Image
When the poet is in love, he is incapable of writing poetry on love. He has to write when he remembers that… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
“Imagine what you can give in these areas of the Twelve Areas of Balance: 9.YOUR CAREER. What are your visions for your… — Vishen Lakhiani Copy Share Image
Poems are ways of saying you clearly remember the day of your death and your tomb. When I am writing poetry, I… — Kim Hyesoon Copy Share Image
But I think for me, writing poetry when I was younger really helped me to condense an idea or a story into… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time being creative as a child - painting, drawing and writing poetry. — Bugzy Malone Copy Share Image
I've been transformed by stories, and I think that storytelling is definitely sacred. I take it very seriously because my life has… — Karla Souza Copy Share Image
Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career. — Jack Prelutsky Copy Share Image
“It didn’t disturb the Sumerians that their script was ill-suited for writing poetry. They didn’t invent it in order to copy spoken… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter if people are playing jazz or writing poetry. If they want to be successful, they need to learn how… — Jonah Lehrer Copy Share Image
The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the… — James Fenton Copy Share Image
“An individual's torments only have meaning within his or her personal experience. Faced with the collective we are as naked and helpless… — Aldo Carotenuto Copy Share Image
Once considered an art form that called for talent, or at least a craft that called for practice, a poem now needs… — Barbara Holland Copy Share Image
“poetry is not—except in a very limited sense—a form of self-expression. Who on earth supposes that the pearl expresses the oyster?” — Cecil Day-Lewis Copy Share Image
