Darkness Quote by Leila Samarrai

“The poet is a shaman of words & sounds, praying linguistically over each while blessing the poetic whole.”

— the mag man

“Poetry is the insistent roaring of the human soul.”

— Pietros Maneos

“Poetry is a prayer.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“A poet, you see, is a light thing, and winged and holy, and cannot compose before he gets inspiration and loses control of his…

— Plato

“I am poetry, surrounding the dreamer, Ever present, I capture the spirit, enslave the reluctant pen, and become the breath on the writer's only…

— Pam Muñoz Ryan

“Poetry is a sound, asking the shadow to dance”

— Jana Ghossein

“One will surely understand what I consider to be the function of poetry. It is to nourish the spirit of man by giving him…

— Frances Ponge

“I believe that poems, sometimes, perhaps most of the time, ignite something into us. They can transform us overnight. Poems can go to our…

— Yash Thakur

“Poetry is a finikin thing of air That lives uncertainly and not for long Yet radiantly beyond much lustier blurs.”

— Wallace Stevens

“Poetry is the whispering of a truth by the shouting of the best possible lies”

— Oscar Sparrow

“A poem is a revelation, and it is by the brink of running water that poetry is revealed to the mind.”

— James Stephens

“Poetry magically excites an unknown mysterious emotion.”

— Debasish Mridha