Better Quote by Edna St. Vincent Millay

It is not enough for poems to be fine; they must charm, and draw the mind of the listener at will.

— Horace

To me, poetry is a rational act. I never write a poem if I'm not sure what I am going to say or what…

— Luljeta Lleshanaku

Poems seem to have a life of their own. They tell you when enough is enough.

— Thomas Lynch

These days, if you happen to be a poet you have to sing your words to get your ideas out.

— Sara Genn

Poetry says the things that I can't say. I read a lot, but I never write it.

— Trevor McDonald

I never think about poetry except when I'm writing it. I mean my poetry.

— Norman MacCaig

I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out.

— Ed Westwick

And, I mean, I think poetry does need to be met to some extent, especially, I guess, 19th century poetry, and for me, it's…

— Jane Campion

I didn't write poems for a number of years after graduate school because the criticisms of other students in the workshops wouldn't quiet down…

— Kevin Keck

When one's not writing poems - and I'm not at the moment - you wonder how you ever did it. It's like another country…

— May Sarton

The mysterious thing about writing poetry is that when you're - when things are going poorly, when you're not thinking well, even making two…

— Edward Hirsch

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