Demand Quote by Marianne Moore

Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.

— Marianne Moore

“[Marianne Moore's definition of genuine poetry] -- Imaginary gardens with real toads in them.”

— Marianne Moore

The poet Marianne Moore famously wrote of 'real toads in imaginary gardens,' and the labyrinth offers us the possibility of being real creatures in…

— Rebecca Solnit

I think of something quite different from a snapshot. I know of a lot of poems, some very fine ones, that are like snapshots,…

— Robert Bringhurst

The man who invented Eskimo Pie made a million dollars, so one is told, but E.E. Cummings, whose verse has been appearing off andon…

— John Dos Passos

An English poet writes, I think, just for people who are interested in poetry. An American poet writes, and feels that everyone ought to…

— Stephen Spender

Because people are very interested in my poetry, in what I say.

— Compay Segundo

Ever since I was a kid, I've always been interested in the poetry of melancholy, if you like.

— Steven Wilson

'NewsHour' is very interested in poetry, but they're also interested in not just that something's cute to add on at the end of their…

— Natasha Trethewey

I am not interested in poetry for poetry's sake.

— Ernesto Cardenal

I'm interested in the poetry of reality.

— Christophe Lemaire

I was excited by what my painter friends were doing, and they seemed to be interested in our poetry too, and that was a…

— Kenneth Koch