Passion Quote by Horace
“The poet must put on the passion he wants to represent.”
About This Quote
Source Poem: Odes, Horace, 23 BC
A poet must embody the emotions he wishes to convey.
In simple terms: Feel the passion you write about.
Key Takeaway
Live the feeling before writing.
Themes
poetry
authenticity
emotion
Mood
reflective
determined
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- creative writing
- public speaking
- teaching
- storytelling
Key Concepts
expressive writing
embodiment
Questions to Reflect On
- What emotions do you truly feel?
- How can you practice embodying them?
A Different Perspective
Authenticity can be hard to achieve under pressure.
![“She [Carol Parsinan] somehow read my poems and came back to me and convinced me that I could be a poet, that I had the passion and the enthusiasm and the creativity to become a poet, but that what I was writing was not poetry because I was just expressing my feelings and I wasn't try to make…” quote by Edward Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a3f/edward-hirsch-1614_carols_she-carol-parsinan-somehow-read-my-poems_3055277.jpg)
![“Neither men, nor gods, nor booksellers' shelves permit ordinary poets to exist. [Lat., Mediocribus esse poetis Non homines, non di, non concessere columnae.]” quote by Horace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bd4/horace-172_booksellers_neither-men-nor-gods-nor-booksellers-she_23851.jpg)
![“In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]” quote by Horace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a43/horace-172_death_in-a-moment-comes-either-death-or-joyful_17189.jpg)
