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It is always better to write for the whole of society than for the poetry-reading public.

— Tony Harrison

It's a good thing to get poetry off the shelves and more into public life.

— Billy Collins

A poet is not a public figure. A poet should be read and not seen.

— Cecil Day-Lewis

“Government property. Trespassers will be prosecuted." The sweetest poetry is written on the signs you walk up to from the back, and the best…

— Vironika Tugaleva

True poetry ought to be secret and clandestine, concealed like a prohibited voice of dissent, while at the same time it should speak to…

— Claudio Magris

We may feel bitterly how little our poems can do in the face of seemingly out-of-control technological power and seemingly limitless corporate greed, yet…

— Adrienne Rich

“Poetry is always naked, you only dress it with words.”

— Himmilicious

A poem is a private story, after all, no matter how apparently public. The reader is always overhearing a confession.

— Jorie Graham

Poetry is a street fighter. It has sharp elbows. It can look after itself. Poetry can't be used for manipulation; it's why you never…

— David Whyte

Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don't have to tell anyone you're doing it.

— Roger McGough

“Why should it be any surprise that people find solace in the most intimate literary genre? Poetry slows us down, cherishes small details. A…

— Naomi Shihab Nye

I don't believe that poetry is in danger because nobody wants to read it or appreciate it. There is a tremendous audience for it…

— Derek Walcott