Poetry Quote by Cody Edward Lee Miller

“And I remember this man who never ran out of poems telling me once that 'knowing a book by heart is like carrying a…

— Hisham Matar

“Every man is a poet at heart.”

— Sigmund Freud

“Poetry is the voice of the heart.”

— Oscar Auliq-Ice

“Every poet puts a part of their soul in each of their poems. ”

— Jennifer Owen

“Poetry is best written with the growl and the gut. The heart and the head should be the realm to the reader.”

— Jeremy Young

“a poet can always find something good to write about.”

— Colleen Houck

“But many people just love to be in the midst of that poetry, to keep experiencing what’s perplexing, what’s beautiful, what’s true.”

— John Timpane

“Heartache makes for good poetry, heartburn not so much.”

— S. Tarr

“Sometimes I’m so angry my heart pounds like to break my ribs. It’s hard not to have a place to put it.”

— Susan Fanetti

“Once a poet, always a poet.”

— Catherine McKenzie

“Poetry is so unique and it doesn't compromise.”

— Euginia Herlihy

“I think good poetry should startle, shatter and, yes, entertain while getting as close to the truth as possible. I can get all the…

— Charles Bukowski