Books Quote by James Broughton

I've learned a lot as a writer about poetry.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I've learned about marrying poetry and prose and making both accessible.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I really came to literature through poetry.

— Cheryl Strayed

When I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by reading poetry.

— Nicholson Baker

We learn what poetry is - if we ever learn - by reading it.

— T. S. Eliot

I read a lot of prose poetry and get inspired by more-so just a state of mind.

— William Beckett

Then I discovered I loved writing poetry more than fiction.

— George Murray

Poetry teaches us music, metaphor, condensation and specificity.

— Walter Mosley

Growing up as a kid, I took creative writing classes, and I was always into poetry.

— Ivan Moody

I've loved poetry since a very young age and my parents, especially my dad, he really introduced us to art when we were quite…

— Dominique Crenn

I come from a short fiction background, and my mom is a poet, so I've always read poetry; I've always had a lot of…

— Lorde

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

— Steve Martin