Always Quote by Amanda Gorman

Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.

— Charles Simic

Poems are difficult to silence.

— Stephen Greenblatt

Poetry itself hasn't been well served by poets who fled to the margins.

— Edward Hirsch

“Poetry can bridge that gap between what is solid and what is suggested; poetry can pull cogent meaning from the veiled truths outside of…

— Bryant McGill

“Poetry’s not made of words”

— Ariana Reines

Sometimes only poetry can say it. I think there's just this deeper language, and away of putting your world back together again and breaking…

— Laura Nyro

In order for poetry to exist there has to be not-poetry to contrast it with.

— Elaine Equi

Poetry is not a waiting room where one stays overnight...every word is war.

— Rolf Dieter Brinkmann

Every poem breaks a silence that had to be overcome.

— Adrienne Rich

Poetry is a search for syllables to shoot at the barriers of the unknown and the unknowable.

— Carl Sandburg

Poetry must be made by all and not by one.

— Anonymous

Poetry is a break for freedom.

— David Whyte