Every day Quote by Edward Hirsch

Once a year I try writing a poem, usually because I've read some poetry that amazed me and I want to do that.

— Steve Toltz

I try to write every day, preferably first thing in the morning. Of course, there are days when something happens to interfere with this…

— Sigrid Nunez

I write one poem a year, usually in January or February.

— Emily Susan Rapp

I've written poetry most of my life.

— Julia Michaels

Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of…

— Mary Oliver

I don't know if you actually get something out of writing poetry. I think poetry is an autonomous muse that decides to come and…

— Alice Walker

I've written poetry since I was a kid. As the years went on, I got into writing stories and screenplays, but I always, always…

— Blake Jenner

There's not that many jobs in poetry.

— Tim Key

My life all-around is really different than a lot of other poets. Not poets that are parents, too, but just that I can hardly…

— Victoria Chang

I read poetry every day. I love the boiled down essence of poetry. I look for poetry in prose. In a way that evocative.

— Andre Dubus

On a practical level, poetry isn't something anybody has really made a great living at. I might sell some books and, once in a…

— Viggo Mortensen

Until recently, I thought 'occasional poetry' meant that you wrote only occasionally.

— Billy Collins