Art Quote by Dawn Lundy Martin

Poetry can explain individuals to ourselves, and change our attitudes, and help us see the complexity of the world, but the kind of poetry…

— Stephen Burt

I can't think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people's understanding of what's going on…

— Seamus Heaney

You can positively affect and change a social circumstance with art, and it’s vital that a change happens now.

— Mos Def

For an American, there's no automatic place where people love the art of poetry. There's not a social class that considers poetry its property…

— Robert Pinsky

If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect.

— Anonymous

The primary function of poetry, as of all the arts, is to make us more aware of ourselves and the world around us. I…

— W. H. Auden

It is no use thinking that writing of poems - the actual writing - can accommodate itself to a social setting, even the most…

— Mary Oliver

By definition, poetry works with qualities and dynamics that mainstream society is reluctant to face head-on. It's an interesting phenomenon that by necessity, poetry…

— David Whyte

I thought poetry could change everything, could change history and could humanize, and I think that the illusion is very necessary to push poets…

— Mahmoud Darwish

Poetry is protesting against the nature of suffering and mistreatment. Art is the expression of binding your soul and universe together in the flow…

— Jeremy Limn

Art can influence people, and indeed it should do that as well.

— Suresh Gopi

I think poetry bridges text and image. Poetry is visual in its imagery - but it requires close attention to words themselves. Words become…

— Allegra Goodman