Language Quote by Kathy Acker

“The world is made up of words.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“We built a world of words and yet none satisfy now.”

— Stephanie Hemphill

“The world is built with words.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Poetry is nobody’s business except the poet’s, and everybody else can fuck off.”

— Philip Larkin

“But living amid so many words, I overestimated their power and breadth. The world does not turn on words alone; it only seems to…

— Lynne Sharon Schwartz

“Words are powerful, so use every word wisely to create a better world.”

— Gift Gugu Mona

“Poetry’s not made of words”

— Ariana Reines

“The words of a good book may be profuse, but the words of a good poem are profound.”

— Gregory John

“Remember, words are the enemy of poetry.”

— Russell Edson

“Poets are never happy with the things that are happening in our world.”

— Avijeet Das

“Poetry has isolated me from the world more than it has connected me to it.”

— Peter Davis

“Poetry is, among other things, a criticism of language.”

— Adrienne Rich