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Poetry must be as well written as prose.

— Ezra Pound

There is but one poetry,--true poetry.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Poetry must be human. If it is not human, it is not poetry.

— Vicente Aleixandre

Poetry must be simple, sensuous, or impassioned.

— Emma Lazarus

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

— Elaine Equi

Poetry does not consist of words alone; there must be sentiment and fancy, combination and arrangement.

— Samuel Prout

“Poetry’s not made of words”

— Ariana Reines

Poetry is not the thing said, but the way of saying it.

— A. E. Housman

All poetry comes from repetition.

— Kenneth Koch

A number of poems don't work alone. They need to fit together to work.

— Martha Ronk

Everybody can write poetry, just like everybody knows how to make love.

— Gao Xingjian

“Poetry is music for the human voice. Until you actually speak it or someone speaks it, it has not come into its own.”

— Maya Angelou