Calling Quote by Marianne Moore

What I write could only be called poetry because there is no other category to put it.

— Marianne Moore

I myself always want to talk about "poetry," not "the poem."

— Paul Fry

My work should be seen as poetry.

— Robert Wilson

I’m a poet. And then I put the poetry in the drama. I put it in short stories, and I put it in the…

— Tennessee Williams

I don't try to call myself a poet. But I know that my stuff is pretty literal, in that the themes are pretty simple…

— Bo Burnham

Poetry is a vocation. It is not a career but a calling.

— Edward Hirsch

Poetry is everywhere; it just needs editing.

— James Tate

Poetry's a thing that belongs to everyone.

— Natasha Trethewey

I don't know if you actually get something out of writing poetry. I think poetry is an autonomous muse that decides to come and…

— Alice Walker

Poetry is a hazardous occupation, very hazardous. There may be bad things in there inside you that maybe you can't handle.

— James Dickey

Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of…

— Mary Oliver

People want poetry. They need poetry. They get it. They don't want fancy work.

— Mary Oliver