Exquisite Quote by Dorothy Parker

My poems are hymns of praise to the glory of life.

— Edith Sitwell

“And I'm not a poet: but never despair! I'll madly live the poems I shall never write.”

— Aldous Huxley

“The Throes of Poetry - Hymns formed from groans of acquaintance, its rhythm weaving between tranquility, compassions, and peril - like bare feet stomping…

— Traci Lea LaRussa

Smuggling poems out of prison in the soles of mt shoes i'm way past finding salvation in the arms of a woman, I look…

— Raegan Butcher

“Poems were too close to prayer, rousing regrettable passions. Waiting for God to rescue you when it was up to you.”

— Colson Whitehead

“At one time I was weary of verse writing, and wanted to give it up. At another time I was determined to be a…

— Matsuo Bashō

A decade ago, my poems were precious little boxes, small and claustrophobic, completely inward gazing. I didn't possess the command to speak beyond the…

— Robin Beth Schaer

I was fortunate enough to get a job at my alma mater, which brought me back to Indiana after being gone for twenty years.…

— Adrian Matejka

I can't go on flying apart just for those who want the benefit of a few verbal kicks. My God, do you know what…

— Theodore Roethke

I think my poems immediately come out of the sensuous and emotional experiences I have.

— Sylvia Plath

I have not the slightest pretension to call my verses poetry; I write now and then for no other purpose than to relieve depression…

— Alfred Nobel

“Poetry...is full of visions pulled more from our hearts than from our minds. Our greatest poems are written in the dust of our deepest…

— John H Ritter