Books Quote by Kelly Creagh

“Many are poets, but without the name; For what is Poesy but to create From overfeeling Good or Ill; and aim At an external…

— George Gordon Byron

“I think poets are people who are like this; for whatever reason you feel psychological exile because you’re always an outsider...”

— Natasha Trethewey

“Wherever poesie can be felt, all poetic touches are superfluous.”

— Robert Walser

“This is my last communique from the planet of the monsters. Never again will I immerse myself in literature's bottomless cesspools. I will go…

— Roberto Bolaño

Poe wrote like a drunkard and a man who is not accustomed to pay his debts.

— Arthur Twining Hadley

“An Introduction to Poetry Readings" Preaching to the converted, the tormented and perverted Introspective melancholics, axe-grinding alcoholics Welcome to a night of wine and…

— Nasty Nigel Lawrence

“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

“Poets don’t run out of material the way novelists do because they don’t depend on material in the same way.”

— Julian Barnes

Poe was such a tragic and brilliant figure; he's somebody whom I've been somewhat obsessed with my whole life. I first read 'The Tell-Tale…

— Rose McGowan

“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

“Poets and poetry help us express our emotions and experiences, making us feel less alone in our struggles.”

— Wajid Shaikh

“What kind of dark, twisted mind preys on young women? I think it was Poe that said the death of a beautiful woman is…

— Bruce Crown