Against Quote by Alice Oswald

We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words.

— John Fowles

“On Writing Poetry: Take everyday words beyond everyday talent and write them alive.”

— C.J. Heck

We all write poems; it is simply that the poets are the ones who write in words

— John Fowles

Everybody can write poetry, just like everybody knows how to make love.

— Gao Xingjian

Once your poems are completed, you send them into the world. You don't write for a coterie of other writers - you write for…

— Edward Hirsch

I am a genius who has written poems that will survive with the best of Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Keats

— Irving Layton

I didn't read poetry seriously until college, when I really began to devour it in a very intense way. I also discovered that a…

— Edward Hirsch

I'm always glad that other people are way smarter about my poems than I am.

— Shane McCrae

Some people are suspicious of others who have more than one talent. I've had poets tell me to my face that an actress can't…

— Grace Zabriskie

These days, if you happen to be a poet you have to sing your words to get your ideas out.

— Sara Genn

It's difficult to put your own bare ass out on the limb every time you sit down to write a poem. But that's really…

— Sam Hamill

“The Best Thing I love about being a writer and a poet is, I can make up my own words to fit my imagination.”

— Ocean Crisstopher Poet