Consumption Quote by Amitava Kumar

Poetry is all I write, whether for books or readings or for the National Theatre or for the opera house and concert hall or…

— Tony Harrison

Write verse, not poetry. The public wants verse. If you have a talent for poetry, then don't by any means mother it, but try…

— Robert W. Service

It is always better to write for the whole of society than for the poetry-reading public.

— Tony Harrison

My goals as an artist have nothing to do with speaking to an audience. I love to have a good time, but when it…

— Dawn Lundy Martin

I want to write a play. I'd like to do an original musical. I should probably put together a poetry collection.

— Neil Gaiman

But at the beginning it was clear to me that concrete poetry was peculiarly suited for using in public settings. This was my idea,…

— Ian Hamilton Finlay

Poetry can explain individuals to ourselves, and change our attitudes, and help us see the complexity of the world, but the kind of poetry…

— Stephen Burt

I want to be the best advocate and promoter for poetry that I can be.

— Natasha Trethewey

I would rather write poems than prose, any day, any place. Yet each has its own force.

— Mary Oliver

I've got mixed feelings about poetry cause done well poetry is fantastic. But not many people are capable of doing it well. I think…

— Craig Ferguson

When I started reciting my own poems in public, I worried that it would seem too theatrical, but now I find recitation very natural,…

— James Arthur

Poetry must be as well written as prose.

— Ezra Pound