Art Quote by Adrienne Rich

I'm not a writer, but today I think you have to be everything. As an artist you have an obligation to let people know…

— Ai Weiwei

Art is a luxury. It's not necessary for you to - you can work your job and you can make some money and never…

— Wynton Marsalis

Any work of art makes one very simple demand on anyone who genuinely wants to get in touch with it. And that is to…

— W. S. Merwin

“Art stands on the shoulders of craft, which means that to get to the art you must master the craft. If you want to…

— Ann Patchett

The way to become a poet is to read poetry and to imitate what you read and to read passionately and widely and in…

— Edward Hirsch

Being an artist is nothing, or at least, not enough; what you want is to be a poet.

— Luc Delahaye

Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and…

— F. Sionil Jose

The most available example of how poetry works for a poet is yourself, and yet you'll probably be the last one to know exactly…

— Wendell Berry

“Art stands on the shoulders of craft, which means that to get to the art, you must master the craft. If you want to…

— Ann Patchett

Every poet has a certain amount of "stuff." That's what you draw from for imagery. The more stuff you know well, not simply intellectually…

— Marge Piercy

Take your materials from what is around you - if you see a dandelion, write about that; if it's misty, write about the mist.…

— Masaoka Shiki

I want to be a poet and have a chance to explore that and let people know what's really on my mind.

— Christina Aguilera