Frustration Quote by John Milton

He that works and does some Poem, not he that merely says one, is worthy of the name of Poet.

— Thomas Carlyle

A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.

— Criss Jami

The poet will write for his peers alone. He will remember only that he saw truth and beauty from his position, and expect the…

— Henry David Thoreau

Who can ever say the perfect thing to the poet about his poetry?

— Alice Munro

“He showed, in a few words, that it is not sufficient to throw together a few incidents that are to be met with in…

— Voltaire

To be a good poet, you must care more about the writing, than the writer.

— Lucille Clifton

“He wishes he were a skilled poet, it would fit his chosen image perfectly; the poor, tragic, tortured artiste. But he has no talent…

— Curtis Ackie

“no poet can know what his poem is going to be like until he has written it.”

— W.H. Auden

He who draws noble delights from sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all his life.

— George Sand

You can't argue with someone who believes, or just passionately suspects, that the poet's function is not to write what he must write but,…

— Anonymous

He felt himself in suspension between the two worlds, the warm, neat civilization behind his back, the cool, dark mystery outside. We all write…

— John Fowles

“For a poet is an airy thing, winged and holy, and he is not able to make poetry until he becomes inspired and goes…

— Plato