American politics Quote by David Brooks

I definitely wish to distinguish American poetry from British or other English language poetry.

— Diane Wakoski

The basic rhymes in English are masculine, which is to say that the last syllable of the line is stressed: 'lane' rhymes with 'pain,'…

— James Fenton

Whenever poetry and politics are mentioned in the same breath, we tend to miss the point entirely - as I often have - and…

— Andre Naffis-Sahely

Syllables govern the world.

— George Bernard Shaw

Still may syllables jar with time, Still may reason war with rhyme, Resting never!

— Ben Jonson

“So the first thing about the history of rhyme . . . is that it’s all happened before. It’s all part of these huge…

— Nicholson Baker

Has it ever occurred to you,' he said, 'that the whole history of English poetry has been de-termined by the fact that the English…

— George Orwell

End rhymes are not enough. Every word-sound in a poem should find an echo in another, neighbouring word's sound to achieve what Ezra Pound…

— Anne Stevens

I have my faithful rhyming dictionary that sits up there on my desk, but I have to tell you, there are very few new…

— Mary Ann Hoberman

So yes, I'm trying to think about the connections between politics and poetry. There's an awful lot you could say here.Poetics is a form…

— Simon Critchley

When I'm in the U.K. I find myself using a lot of Britishisms.

— Darren Criss

All poetry is political, to some degree.

— Mike Young