Poetry Quote by Azar Nafisi

I'm of the opinion that poetry is always political, and cannot help but be so, regardless of the poet's intent, given that refusing to…

— Andre Naffis-Sahely

I always thought that writing poetry was in itself a political act.

— John Ashbery

The poetry of speech.

— Lord Byron

Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth.

— June Jordan

All poetry is political, to some degree.

— Mike Young

“There is more of a nation's politics to be got out of its poetry than out of all its systematic writers on public affairs…

— Woodrow Wilson

“Of course we had hoped that he would take up his sword as part of the President's war on poetry. The time is ripe…

— Donald Barthelme

If a poet would work politically, he must give himself up to a party; and so soon as he does that, he is lost…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The problem with describing poets as legislators is that at that level of politics - politics as political invention - poets have no special…

— Robert Hass

“Poetry is, among other things, a criticism of language.”

— Adrienne Rich

“Poetry is a tool for writers to create literature in different forms of expression and messages. ”

— Vanessa M. Chattman

“Poetry is the coronation of literature, and a majestic form of writing.”

— sir kristian goldmund aumann