Lyric Quote by Amanda Shires

“Poetry has an immediate effect on the mind. The simple act of reading poetry alters thought patterns and the shuttle of the breath. Poetry…

— Ivan M. Granger

I read a lot of prose poetry and get inspired by more-so just a state of mind.

— William Beckett

I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out.

— Ed Westwick

Poetry is a vocal art for me - but not necessarily a performative one. It might be reading to oneself or recalling some lines…

— Robert Pinsky

Poetry helps me understand who I am. It helps me understand the world around me. But above all, what poetry has taught me is…

— Yusef Komunyakaa

I've learned a lot as a writer about poetry.

— Jacqueline Woodson

Poetry is a way of always paying attention to the world for me; a way of letting the world stick to me instead of…

— Mike Young

I have to interweave my poetry with purpose. For me, that purpose is to help people, and to shed a light on issues that…

— Amanda Gorman

I read poetry every day. I look at it as an exercise, a kind of T'ai Chi for writers. It teaches economy of form.

— Roger Zelazny

Writing poetry helps me to write my fiction; each thing helps the other.

— Sandra Cisneros

Poetry is a way for me to explore a tingly feeling, to let it play itself out, and also to map it. I feel…

— Aaron Belz

I read poetry every day. I love the boiled down essence of poetry. I look for poetry in prose. In a way that evocative.

— Andre Dubus