Ifs Quote by Jim Harrison

I have poetry in my soul but it's written in a language very few understand.

— @efiosiugbore

If we’re going to solve the problems of the world, we have to learn how to talk to one another. Poetry is the language…

— Rita Dove

“Poetry is a language adequate to one's experience.”

— Jay Parini

Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.

— Voltaire

Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.

— Lucille Clifton

Poetry is meant to be heard.

— Mary Oliver

Poetry is an art spoken, as if sung, in relation to other human beings.

— David Biespiel

Poetry is the most intimate of all writing. I want to speak first from me to myself and then from me to you.

— Ellen Bass

Poetry is the voice of the soul, whispering, celebrating, singing, even.

— Carolyn Forche

Poetry is music written for the human voice.

— Maya Angelou

Poetry is not only the most concise way of conveying the human experience; it also offers the highest possible standards for any linguistic operation.

— Joseph Brodsky

“The language of poetry is a language of deep intimacy that is meant to touch the human spirit and awaken it to the mystery…

— Ron Starbuck