Anguish Quote by John Fuller

But it's silly to suggest the writing of poetry is something ethereal, a sort of soul-crashing, devastating emotional experience that wrings you. I have…

— Louise Bogan

“Poetry is the wailing of a broken heart―the etched sorrows of despairing souls.  These artful words are an exclamation in rare colors expressed noiselessly…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

My theory is that poems are written because of a state of emotional irritation. It may be present for some time before the poet…

— Sara Teasdale

I do not suppose that anyone not a poet can realize the agony of creating a poem. Every nerve, even every muscle, seems strained…

— Amy Lowell

I think my poems immediately come out of the sensuous and emotional experiences I have.

— Sylvia Plath

I think my poems immediately come out of the sensuous and emotional experiences I have, but I must say I cannot sympathise with these…

— Sylvia Plath

Not that a poem can "hurt" someone the same way a physical blow can or even a mean remark can...I just felt unsure that…

— Denise Duhamel

“Personal angst, agony, anger, anxiety and pleasure might produce good poetry. However, to create the best, as many poets have expressed in the past,…

— Alok Mishra

“What is a poet? A poet is an unhappy being whose heart is torn by secret sufferings, but whose lips are so strangely formed…

— Kierkegaard

My own emotional health issues were bullying me during the time I was drafting that poem. It was a pressure I couldn't pin down…

— Gregory Pardlo

At times of crisis or distress, it's poems that people turn to. (Poetry) still has a power to speak to people's feelings, maybe in…

— Blake Morrison

I feel often very close to the ecstasy and anguish which lie at the very heart of poetry - I am writing a lot.

— May Sarton