Cards Quote by Marisha Pessl

There is a wonderful Hungarian literature, especially in lyric poetry.

— Gyorgy Ligeti

One critic wrote . . . that my poems sounded as though they had been translated from the Hungarian. I don't know why, but…

— Stanley Kunitz

I would like The Discovery of Poetry to be a field guide to the natural pleasures of language - a happiness we were born…

— Frances Mayes

You searched through all my poets, From Sappho through to Auden, I saw the book fall from your hands, As you slowly died of…

— Nick Cave

“Poetry has a mysterious way of illustrating the landscapes of life. One can't help but love its audacity to record the journey.”

— L.v. Jones

“Autobiographia Literaria" When I was a child I played by myself in a corner of the schoolyard all alone. I hated dolls and I…

— Frank O'Hara

“At last everything was satisfactorily arranged, and I could not help admiring the setting: these mingled touches betrayed on a small scale the inspiration…

— August Strindberg

I think all poets must feel this: that there is constantly something new to be discovered in the language. It's like a thrilling encounter,…

— Carol Ann Duffy

“The world was a glorious place this morning. The birds were particularly noisy in their greeting to the day. The sky was a cloudless…

— Karen Ranney

“Poetry Poetry, How did you find your way to me? My mother does not know Albanian well, She writes letters like Aragon, without commas…

— Ismail Kadare

My work is based upon contemporary Greek poetry - poetry which is concerned with the problems of today's civilization and, of course, with simple…

— Mikis Theodorakis

I wonder who first discovered the efficacy of poetry in driving away love!- Elizabeth Bennet

— Jane Austen