Alive Quote by Marie Howe

When I read poetry, I read it aloud. It's so much better that way.

— Oprah Winfrey

In high school I was very much involved in poetry. You cannot read a poem quickly. There's too much going on there. There are…

— Eugene H. Peterson

Because, in fact, women, feminists, do read my poetry, and they read it often with the power of their political interpretation. I don't care;…

— Diane Wakoski

Whereas if you were writing an op-ed piece or an essay, somebody would be asking, "What's your point?" With poetry you can stay in…

— Claudia Rankine

“Poetry is anything you read out loud alone.”

— David Gordon

I haven't been reading anything on tour so far, I haven't had a minute. Any moment that I've had recently on the tour has…

— Carla Azar

Truly fine poetry must be read aloud. A good poem does not allow itself to be read in a low voice or silently. If…

— Jorge Luis Borges

I have piles of poetry books in the bathroom, on the stairs, everywhere. The only way to write poetry is to read it.

— Carol Ann Duffy

“Read for yourselves, read for the sake of your inspiration, for the sweet turmoil in your lovely head. But also read against yourselves, read…

— Adam Zagajewski

One of my greatest joys is poetry. I read it almost every day, and I've even taken a stab at writing some of my…

— Maria Shriver

“OMG! I DESIGNED THIS NEW SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM! IT'S CALLED "POETRY" - YOU HAVE TO READ AMY KING'S POEMS TO GET AN INVITE ~”

— Amy King

“If you had to give one piece of advice to people in their twenties, what would it be? To go to a bookstore and…

— Cheryl Strayed

I read a lot of poetry. I read some history.

— Frederick Busch

“For it is a peculiarity of persons who lead rich, emotional lives, and who (as the saying is) live intensely and with a wild…

— Stella Gibbons

Not every gay person recites poetry or has read Keats. You can get readers through anything if the characters are complicated. You can't dismiss…

— Marlon James