Cranes Quote by Harold Bloom

“It was the poem that explained the nature of courage and turned the mystery of death into a heroic couplet. Ultimately, it was the…

— James Lee Burke

The things we fear about poetry are the things that are good about poetry.

— Jake Adam York

“Poetry can unleash a terrible fear. I suppose it is the fear of possibilities, too many possibilities, each with its own endless set of…

— Jim Carroll

The fear of poetry is an indication that we are cut off from our own reality.

— Muriel Rukeyser

“Don't be afraid of poetry.”

— Clifton Fadiman

I still believe many poets begin in fear and hope: fear that the poetic past will turn out to be a monologue rather than…

— Eavan Boland

“Fear commonly makes adversaries of us. But sometimes, in the rarest, most frightening moments, fate brings together people, forming everlasting friendships and occasionally, the…

— Nihar Sharma

Never fear: Thank Home, and Poetry, and the Force behind both.

— Wilfred Owen

“I think we need sadness and pain and horror, otherwise all the joy we experience means nothing. If you never feel fear, you can't…

— Julie Johnson

“There are a handful of poems, which perhaps might need their own warning for the people who are frightened, disturbed, or terminally puzzled by…

— Neil Gaiman

“Too much war, hatred and fear in the world. Desperately needed: More art, love and poetry.”

— Melody Lee

“Children delight in poetry if they are not frightened away by adults' fear of poetry.”

— Mary Crow