George w Quote by Dan Simmons

Poets are the mad midwives to reality. They see not what is, nor what can be, but what must become.

— Dan Simmons

“The Old Poets Of China Wherever I am, the world comes after me. It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I…

— Mary Oliver

“Poets only write the truth.”

— Shannon Lynette

“Poetry is the whispering of a truth by the shouting of the best possible lies”

— Oscar Sparrow

“A true poet writes from the language and experiences of their own heart, not those of others.”

— Suzy Kassem

Poets can tell the truth as they see it. It’s the author’s story, the author’s voice.

— Nikki Giovanni

“Poets aren't poets because of the way they write, they are poets because of the way they see the world.”

— Brandon Gene Petit

Poets themselves, tho' liars by profession, always endeavour to give an air of truth to their fictions.

— David Hume

“Poetry is the fellatio of the mind, but there's nothing there.”

— the mag man

A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb.

— W. H. Auden

“Poets are not so scrupulous as you are. They know how useful passion is for publication. Nowadays a broken heart will run to many…

— Oscar Wilde

“A poet could kill the dead.”

— Cameron Conaway