Hug Quote by Charles Bukowski

There are many poets that use as my models. In my first book of poems, I had several for the "Sleepwalkers," I had several…

— Edward Hirsch

“A dead poet is better than one that's alive”

— Aaron Ozee

It's been such a deep and amazing journey for me, getting close to John Keats, and also I love Shelley and Byron. I mean,…

— Jane Campion

Poets never die, I thought. They just fail in the end.

— Rick Yancey

With "poets dead and gone" as Keats says in "Mermaid Tavern" they are alive and talking to us and us to them.

— Gregory Orr

Loneliness is necessary for pure poetry. When someone intrudes into the poet's life (and any sudden personal contact, whether in the bed or in…

— Jack Spicer

“Poets and poetry help us express our emotions and experiences, making us feel less alone in our struggles.”

— Wajid Shaikh

Poetry is an orphan of silence.

— Charles Simic

That is the saddest thing about being a writer. We die in ways you cannot fathom just to keep someone alive in our poetry.

— Needa Muy

“The Romantic journey was usually a solitary one. Although the Romantic poets were closely connected with one another, and some collaborated in their work,…

— Ronald Carter

“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

A number of poems don't work alone. They need to fit together to work.

— Martha Ronk