Poetry Quote by E.E. Cummings

“And I think that you must have observed again and again what a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the…

— Plato

“Not marble, nor the gilded monuments / Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme; / But you shall shine more bright in these contents…

— John Green

“Poetry was not meant to be a workhorse; it was not designed to paint pretty moral pictures of life; it was not brought into…

— Francis Beauchesne Thornton

“Not marble nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme, But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept…

— William Shakespeare

“Poetry, is a life long war waged against ineffable beauty.”

— Atticus Poetry

“The nature of poems Is a matter of words and deeds An intimate encounter of voice In the ache of the heart In the…

— Kendall Dana Lockerman

“It is not enough for poems to be beautiful; they must be affecting, and must lead the heart of the hearer as they will.”

— Horace

“The poets carry feelings, delivering desires and dispatching dreams. Even if sometimes they need pack some sorrows, distill several disappointments and filter strange nightmares.”

— Juliano Alves

“She sins with poets through pure love of wit”

— Alexander Pope

“War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost. Poetics and philosophies disintegrate…

— Salvatore Quasimodo

“i see poets riding the red winds unchecked by the borders of time, wandering with light feet over the land mines and trip wires,…

— Peter Standish Evans

“Pile up gold, heap up silver, build covered walks, fill your house with slaves and the town with debtors, unless you lay to rest…

— Plutarch