Always Quote by John Cooper Clarke

Poets are simply those who have made a profession ans a lifestyle of being in touch with their bliss.

— Joseph Campbell

Poets are simply those who have made a profession and a lifestyle of being in touch with their bliss.

— Joseph Campbell

“Now, you might think that because there are more poets than ever, there might be more opportunities for poets than ever. And you’d be…

— Jim Behrle

Poets are shameless with their experiences: they exploit them.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Being a poet is like having an invisible partner. It isn't easy. But you can't live without it either. Talent is only 10 per…

— Selima Hill

“Poets are not so scrupulous as you are. They know how useful passion is for publication. Nowadays a broken heart will run to many…

— Oscar Wilde

I was pushing for a career in poetry and of course the received wisdom was that you would never make a living at it.

— John Cooper Clarke

You get early inoculation against the idea of success if you're a poet. When I published my first collection of sonnets, I sold about…

— Tony Harrison

My life all-around is really different than a lot of other poets. Not poets that are parents, too, but just that I can hardly…

— Victoria Chang

It's fun to see someone grow as a writer, moving from their first workshopped poems to publishing their earliest poems to having a book…

— Allison Joseph

“Poets and writers don't live either for money or for fame. And even without any recognition for their work they keep on writing!”

— Avijeet Das

While I don't satisfy my curiosity about the way I work, I'm terribly curious about the way other poets work. But I would think…

— Thom Gunn