Always Quote by Jean Marais

I was attracted to poetry, which is perhaps the purest of the art forms, where love is the medium of exchange and the nobility…

— Frederick Lenz

“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 tend to like poems that engage me - that is to say, which do not bore me.

— Mark Strand

Poetry, I have discovered, is always unexpected and always as faithful and honest as dreams.

— Alice Walker

The kind of poetry that interests me is intellectual and moral and political and sexual and sensual - all of that fermenting together. It…

— Adrienne Rich

I am inclined to believe that some music, like certain poetry, finds its appeal and way to all.

— Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Everything is poetry to me.

— Jeremy Limn

When I speak of poetry I am not thinking of it as a genre. Poetry is an awareness of the world, a particular way…

— Andrei Tarkovsky

On the subject of literary genres, I've always felt that my response to poetry is inadequate. I'd love to be the kind of person…

— J. K. Rowling

I read poetry every day. I love the boiled down essence of poetry. I look for poetry in prose. In a way that evocative.

— Andre Dubus

“Poetry may appear to be just words, but it is an extension of our lives. It is the music of life and for us…

— Abdul Milazi

I began my writing life as a poet, so poetry has always been fundamental. I evolved from poetry to journalism to stories to novels.…

— Ben Okri