Lyric Poetry Quotes

6 Lyric Poetry quotes by 6 unique authors

• It is no longer possible for lyric poetry to express the immensity of our experience. Life has grown too cumbersome, too complicated. We have acquired… — Boris Pasternak
• Lyric poetry is, of course, musical in origin. I do know that what happened to poetry in the twentieth century was that it began to… — James Fenton
• In fact, in lyric poetry, truthfulness becomes recognizable as a ring of truth within the medium itself. — Seamus Heaney
• This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human… — Eugenio Montale
• Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't need music; lyrics do. — Stephen Sondheim
• There is a wonderful Hungarian literature, especially in lyric poetry. — Gyorgy Ligeti

Who Wrote These Lyric Poetry Quotes

6 authors contributed a total of 6 Lyric Poetry Quotes as follows:

• 1 Lyric Poetry Quote by Stephen Sondheim
• 1 Lyric Poetry Quote by Seamus Heaney
• 1 Lyric Poetry Quote by James Fenton
• 1 Lyric Poetry Quote by Gyorgy Ligeti
• 1 Lyric Poetry Quote by Eugenio Montale
• 1 Lyric Poetry Quote by Boris Pasternak