Books Quote by Himmilicious

“Poetry is a tool for writers to create literature in different forms of messages.”

— Vanessa M. Chattman

“Poetry is a tool for writers to create literature in different forms of expression and messages. ”

— Vanessa M. Chattman

“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

I think book clubs should read more contemporary poetry.

— Chang-Rae Lee

“Poets don’t run out of material the way novelists do because they don’t depend on material in the same way.”

— Julian Barnes

“Poetry is the coronation of literature, and a majestic form of writing.”

— sir kristian goldmund aumann

Twentieth-century American poetry has been one of the glories of modern literature.

— Helen Vendler

“Why should it be any surprise that people find solace in the most intimate literary genre? Poetry slows us down, cherishes small details. A…

— Naomi Shihab Nye

“Poetry is a way of coming to know the realness of things; fiction is a way of coming to know the world of relationships;…

— Kelly Cherry

One of the reasons poetry is such an amazing genre to work with is because it constantly reinvents itself and re-negotiates its terms with…

— Cate Marvin

“Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity for our existence. It forms the quality of light from which we predicate our…

— Audre Lorde

“Poetry is dying first. It'll be absorbed into prose sooner or later.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald