August Quote by Edward Hirsch

And it was the title August 13th for most of the way and then near the end, sometime in the process, I got the…

— Edward Hirsch

Poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward; it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and beautiful…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Some of the greatest poetry is revealing to the reader the beauty in something that was so simple you had taken it for granted.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

I write out of gratitude for all the books I have loved over the years.

— Kevin Brockmeier

My first collection of poems was published by Bloodaxe Books, which was then a very new imprint.

— Helen Dunmore

“My Poetry book ”

— Rabisha

I had the title poet, and maybe I was one for a while. Also, the title singer was kindly accorded me, even though I…

— Leonard Cohen

I started out writing poems before I figured to put melodies to them and play the guitar. Somewhere, there's a book out there on…

— Willie Nelson

The first thing I remember writing was a poem - about a princess who sat on a hill and sang all day - when…

— Ruth Jones

However, I began to submit poems to British magazines, and some were accepted. It was a great moment to see my first poems published.…

— Helen Dunmore

Romantic poetry had its heyday when people like Lord Byron were kicking it large. But you try and make a living as a poet…

— Alan Moore

“Thank you so much... For looking at my unorthodox stylings as an author... Then realizing the books were still worth it... You have made…

— Eri Nelson