Believe Quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“Nobody is publicly accepted as an expert on poetry unless he displays the sign of poet, mathematician, etc., but universal men want no sign…

— Blaise Pascal

poetry has been able to function quite directly as human interpretation of the raw, loose universe. It is a mixture, if you will, of…

— Annie Dillard

By definition, poetry works with qualities and dynamics that mainstream society is reluctant to face head-on. It's an interesting phenomenon that by necessity, poetry…

— David Whyte

Poetry is a very complex art… It is an art of pure sound bound in through an art of arbitrary and conventional symbols.

— Ezra Pound

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

“Poetry will exist as long as there is a problem of life and death. The gift of art is a superior gift that allows…

— Ruben

Poetry asks people to have values, form opinions, care about some other part of experience besides making money and being successful on the job.

— Toi Derricotte

Poetry is the art of understanding what it is to be alive.

— Archibald MacLeish

“Poetry is a niche genre, sure, but it has a way of opening people up. It opens me up. As with music and art,…

— Nicholas Trandahl

Poetry is subconscious conversation, it is as much the work of those who understand it and those who make it.

— Sonia Sanchez

Poetry is the way into a spiritual vision of society and the universe.

— Camille Paglia

Poetry is an awareness of the world, a particular way of relating to reality.

— Andrei Tarkovsky