Poetry Quote by Aristotle

“Poetry is a connection to a change within you.”

— Katerina Stoykova Klemer

It is the role of the poet to look at what is happening in the world and to know that quite other things are…

— V. S. Pritchett

“Poetry can be a peculiar gateway, Will. It can be a way into all kinds of things that don’t seem to have a way…

— Will Willingham

“Poetry can be a form of restriction. Lock away tragedy inside pretty words. Quantify pieces of infinite love.”

— Cody Edward Lee Miller

“A genuine poet is one who writes about experiences before they happen to him.”

— T.S Eliot

“The beauty of poetry is that it can mean different things to different people at different times.”

— Wendy Higgins

“Poets are never happy with the things that are happening in our world.”

— Avijeet Das

“The poet's function is to describe, not the thing that has happened, but a kind of thing that might happen, i.e., what is possible…

— Aristotle

“Poetry is so unique and it doesn't compromise.”

— Euginia Herlihy

“Poetry, in its own way, is a carrier of the sparks, because it too comes out of silence, seeking connection with unseen others.”

— Adrienne Rich

“Poetry is the fellatio of the mind, but there's nothing there.”

— the mag man

“a poet can always find something good to write about.”

— Colleen Houck