Poetry Quote by Bradley Denton

“Lyric poets are always corrupting the young, making them choke in self-pity and indulge in reverie. Dirty sex and direspect for authority is what…

— Charles Simic

“There was no sound but that of his shoes and the now senseless singing of birds. Once I thought they sang because everything was…

— Richard Matheson

“It's that wounded-poet crap, that soul-pain shit, that too-much-of-a-tortured-genius-to-wash bollocks. Brush your teeth, you little bastard. You're not fucking Byron.”

— Robert Galbraith

“People always asked me how the band played like it did night after night, almost murderously consistent, NEVER stagnant and always full balls to…

— Bruce Springsteen

“Music on the radio. When I went in, the big bands were just getting up a good head of steam. Now every song sounds…

— Stephen King

“The music, as predicted, blew big time. A live band was going to town up on stage, but really, how many times could they…

— Nicole Williams

That, lad," he said proudly, "was some of the worst poetry I have heard for a long time. It was offensive to the ear…

— Terry Pratchett

“Then, lifting me up, his head fell back and he opened his mouth wide. “Once I let Lucy Larson into my heart! I was…

— Nicole Williams

“He screamed and shouted 'Wooeeeee!' at Guitar's list, but because his life was not unpleasant and even had a certain amount of luxury in…

— Toni Morrison

“Here's how I used to think you made a book: a poet comes along, mouth half open, inspired, then suddenly the idiot bursts into…

— Vladimir Mayakovsky

“And so well did they hide themselves in their love that grass grew over their hearts and all their loud songs became indecipherable ribbons…

— Jesse Ball

“Fucking was poetry unbound.”

— Emily Maguire