Different Quote by Ada Limon

I think my poems immediately come out of the sensuous and emotional experiences I have.

— Sylvia Plath

I like poems that are complex.

— Peter Davison

For poems are not, as people think, simply emotions (one has emotions early enough)-they are experiences.

— Rainer Maria Rilke

There are some books in which every poem is a facet of the same thing. So the book is like a piece of music.…

— Joan Larkin

“Poetry has a unique ability to distill complex emotions into a few lines, creating a powerful impact that lingers in the hearts of readers.…

— LaTesha Monique

My obsessions tend to cluster, so I often have families of poems in which only a couple of them make it to the book.…

— Anna Journey

“Poems are not often simply emotions but One has enough emotions -- they're experience Experience themselves are not important....”

— Angela Suba Natarajan

Being a poet is like having an invisible partner. It isn't easy. But you can't live without it either. Talent is only 10 per…

— Selima Hill

Good poems ask us to have complex minds and hearts. Even simple-of-surface poems want that. Perhaps those are the ones that want it most…

— Jane Hirshfield

The more I read my poems, the more I find out about them. I still read them with the same passion I felt when…

— Linton Kwesi Johnson

I like poems that inspire, that make us think and reflect. It's like putting love into the world for whoever picks it up.

— Peleg Top

A lot of poems are boring and impenetrable. Mine are not. They're really simple.

— Tim Key