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“History describes what has happened, poetry what might. Hence poetry is something more philosophic and serious than history; for poetry speaks of what is…

— Aristotle

A poem I write is not just about me; it is about national identity, not just regional but national, the history of people in…

— Natasha Trethewey

“Poems ought to reflect the work the poet does, and his relationships with other people, and family, and institutions, and organization.”

— Wallace Stegner

Poems, novels - these things belong to the nation, to the culture, and the people.

— Joseph Brodsky

I try to hold both history and wilderness in mind, that my poems may the true measure of things and stand against the unbalance…

— Gary Snyder

Poetry is the lens we use to interrogate the history we stand on and the future we stand for.

— Amanda Gorman

I was deeply moved by Richard Blanco's reading of his inaugural poem-a timely and elegant tribute to the great diversity of American experience. And…

— Natasha Trethewey

“A true poet is one who can appreciate the disciplines and structures of any style of poetry. David J Delaney ©”

— David J Delaney

In Náhuatl, the language of the Aztec world, one key word for poet was 'tlamatine,' meaning 'the one who knows,' or 'he who knows…

— Edward Hirsch

I am grateful for - though I can't keep up with - the flood of articles, theses, and textbooks that mean to share insight…

— A. R. Ammons

Poetry is one of the essential structures of civilization - carrying myth, ritual, 'tales of the tribe' and the essence of language.

— Diane Wakoski

It is part of my creed that the only poetry is history, could we tell it right.

— Thomas Carlyle