Human race Quote by Anonymous

We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.

— Robin Williams

“We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the…

— Walt Whitman

Poetry isn't just different from prose, it's more important for the human species.

— Joseph Brodsky

I think of poetry as something out there in the world and within each of us. I don't mean that everyone can write poetry…

— Adrienne Rich

We do not enjoy poetry unless we know it to be poetry.

— Henry David Thoreau

For whatever reason, people, including very well-educated people or people otherwise interested in reading, do not read poetry

— Paul Muldoon

I enjoy writing poetry more than seeing people in real life. To me most people are the same.

— Jeremy Limn

More people write poetry than read it.

— George Carlin

I personally believe the role of poets as poets (which is something different from our obligations as citizens, community members, humans) is to write…

— Matthew Zapruder

For a lot of people, poetry tends to be dull. It's not read much. It takes a special kind of training and a lot…

— Thomas M. Disch

Poetry is a solitary process. One does not write poetry for the masses. Poetry is a self-involved, lofty pursuit. Songs are for the people.…

— Patti Smith

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

— Gao Xingjian