Long Quote by Edward Hirsch

My advice to all young people who wish to become poets is: do something easy, like learning how to blow up the world -…

— e. e. cummings

Now, I do say, "It's possible. You might be the first. I'm not saying it's impossible, but the odds are very much against you."…

— Edward Hirsch

I think all poetry is accessible in a certain sense if you spend enough time with it.

— Matthea Harvey

You must continue. Poets are the ones who change the world.

— Jackie Kennedy

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

— Thomas Lynch

I'm passing on a tradition of which I am part. There's a long line of poets who went before me, and I'm another one,…

— Diane Wakoski

When you're a student of poetry, you're lucky if you don't realize how untalented you are until you get a little better. Otherwise, you…

— Anonymous

I'm not a poet. So the writing process is a difficult one for me.

— Billy Squier

I find great consolation in having a lot of poetry books around. I believe that writing poetry and reading it are deeply intertwined. I've…

— Edward Hirsch

Poetry can startle you, awaken you, make you fall in love, take your breath away. When those words sink in, you'll never look at…

— Maria Shriver

I have to admit that I had a lot of problems with poetry.

— Jane Campion

Listen, real poetry doesn't say anything; it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through any one that suits you.

— Jim Morrison