Life Quote by John Betjeman

“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 not a luxury.

— Audre Lorde

... poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence. It forms the quality of the light within which we…

— Audre Lorde

For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence.

— Audre Lorde

Poetry is a necessity of life,

— C.D. Wright

The fact that poetry is not of the slightest economic or political importance, that is has no attachment to any of the powers that…

— Graham Hough

Maybe poetry's not so important, but ... it makes life worth living.

— Arda Collins

And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it…

— Mark Strand

Poetry is a response to the daily necessity of getting the world right.

— Wallace Stevens

Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.

— Leonard Cohen

For women ... poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence. It forms the quality of light within which…

— Audre Lorde

“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