Belief Quote by Edward Hirsch

The idea of a poem as a message in a bottle means that it's sent out towards some future reader, and the reader who…

— Edward Hirsch

A poem, as a manifestation of language and thus essentially dialogue, can be a message in a bottle, sent out in the –not always…

— Paul Celan

“A poem was a box for your soul. That was the point. It was the place where you could save bits of yourself, and…

— Andrea Ashworth

“A poem is a revelation, and it is by the brink of running water that poetry is revealed to the mind.”

— James Stephens

“A poet is someone who can pour light into a cup, then raise it to nourish your beautiful parched, holy mouth.”

— Hafiz

“All writing is a message in a bottle, cast into the sea in the forlorn hope of recognition and acceptance.”

— Stewart Stafford

a poem is like a wine glass in which you can hold up a little bit of reality and taste it.

— Gwen Harwood

“Poetry is a useful place for lamentation...poems are a place where we can cry out.”

— bell hooks

A poem is a form of refrigeration that stops language going bad.

— Peter Porter

“Poetry is a life-cherishing force. For poems are not words, after all, but fires for the cold, ropes let down to the lost, something…

— Mary Oliver