Defined Quote by Kenneth Koch

All poetry is political, to some degree.

— Mike Young

Political means so many things. We are political willy-nilly. Political poetry is an easy invitation to disaster. But then so is love poetry. But…

— Gerald Stern

Political poetry is more profoundly emotional than any other-at least as much as love poetry-and cannot be forced because then it becomes vulgar and…

— Pablo Neruda

I've never read a political poem that's accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants.

— Howard Nemerov

I don't like political poetry, and I don't write it. If this question was pointing towards that, I think it is missing the point…

— Diane Wakoski

My feeling is that most political poetry is preaching to the choir, and that the people who are going to make the political changes…

— John Ashbery

I'm of the opinion that poetry is always political, and cannot help but be so, regardless of the poet's intent, given that refusing to…

— Andre Naffis-Sahely

I'm not from the arts, I'm a law professor. But I think we need more poetry in politics.

— Zephyr Teachout

Most of us have been subjected to terrible political poetry at least once or twice in our lifetimes, and so we tend to shy…

— Andre Naffis-Sahely

I've often said that all poetry is political. This is because real poems deal with a human response to reality and politics is part…

— Yehuda Amichai

Poetry is my politics. It's an opportunity that gives me a way to speak.

— Eileen Myles

Poetry is a big voice outside of who is a Democrat or whatever.

— Michele Lamy