Culture Quote by Edward Hirsch

There's never been a culture without poetry in the history of the world. In every culture, in every language there is expressive play, expressive…

— Edward Hirsch

Poetry has never been a favorite American pastime.

— Natalie Goldberg

There can be no society without poetry, but society can never be realized as poetry, it is never poetic. Sometimes the two terms seek…

— Octavio Paz

There’s no preparation for poetry.

— Charles Simic

High and low culture come together in all Post Modern art, and American poetry is not excluded from this.

— Diane Wakoski

The poetry of the earth is never dead.

— John Keats

There can be no poetry after Auschwitz.

— Theodor Adorno

A world without poetry and art would be too much like one without birds or flowers: bearable but a lot less enjoyable.

— Aberjhani

In order for poetry to exist there has to be not-poetry to contrast it with.

— Elaine Equi

There is no poetry where there are no mistakes.

— Joy Harjo

Poetry reaches into places in us that we are suppose to ignore or mistrust, that are perceived as subversive or non-useful, in what is…

— Adrienne Rich

I certainly can't speak for all cultures or all societies, but it's clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It's not…

— Mark Strand