Alliteration Quote by Eugene H. Peterson

When I was in college, I really liked poetry. I don't read much anymore.

— Steve Martin

High school was the first time I ever saw spoken word poetry. The first place I ever performed a poem was at my school,…

— Phil Kay

Even though I was a reluctant reader in junior high and high school, I found myself writing poems in the back of class.

— Matt de la Pena

There's something immediate about the experience of reading a poem. It makes sense in my own mind, but I'm trying to figure out a…

— Kevin Powers

For a lot of people, poetry tends to be dull. It's not read much. It takes a special kind of training and a lot…

— Thomas M. Disch

I discover poetry when I was in elementary school and I was so fascinated by it. Because I realised if you get the right…

— Taylor Swift

I wrote poetry in middle school and high school and even through college. It was bad. I just don't think I'm very good at…

— Jesmyn Ward

I was lucky to have read a lot of poetry when I was younger; it helped me to remember a way to write.

— Benjamin Clementine

Poetry is easier to learn than prose. Once you have learned it you can use it as a light and a laser. It shows…

— Jeanette Winterson

I used to do poetry in elementary school. I used to just write.

— Denzel Curry

I love poetry, but I find it so difficult to write well.

— Emily Susan Rapp

Poetry for me is very easy. It's like a lightning bolt. I feel this calling, and the first line of the poem comes into…

— Gioconda Belli