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Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools.

— Anonymous

Poetry operates by raising our curiosity, engaging the mind by degrees to take an interest in the event, keeping that event suspended, and surprising…

— Joshua Reynolds

Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems.

— Anonymous

The reading of a poem should be an experience. Its writing must be all the more so.

— Wallace Stevens

A poem is what the reader lives through under the guidance of the text and experiences as relevant to the text.

— Louise Rosenblatt

There's something immediate about the experience of reading a poem. It makes sense in my own mind, but I'm trying to figure out a…

— Kevin Powers

“Poetry has a unique ability to distill complex emotions into a few lines, creating a powerful impact that lingers in the hearts of readers.…

— LaTesha Monique

The idea of how to read a poem is based on the idea that poetry needs you as a reader. That the experience of…

— Edward Hirsch

With the question of the effect of a poem, the topic of investigation shifts from that of textual autonomy to textual reception - to…

— Thomas Harrison

Reading poetry is an adventure in renewal, a creative act, a perpetual beginning, a rebirth of wonder.

— Edward Hirsch

Poetry never loses its appeal. Sometimes its audience wanes and sometimes it swells like a wave. But the essential mystery of being human is…

— Edward Hirsch

“To write or read a poem is . . . to enter into a different kind of thought world from our normal patterns. A…

— N.T. Wright