Poetry Quote by Mary Caroline Richards

... in a history of spiritual rupture, a social compact built on fantasy and collective secrets, poetry becomes more necessary than ever: it keeps…

— Adrienne Rich

I do not think [poetry] is more, or less, necessary than food, shelter, health, education, decent working conditions. It is as necessary.

— Adrienne Rich

Poetry is as necessary to comprehension as science. It is as impossible to live without reverence as it is without joy.

— Henry Beston

Poetry [is] more necessary than ever as a fire to light our tongues.

— Naomi Shihab Nye

In most of the world, poetry has such a different reputation than it does in Western culture. Poetry is a popular genre in Afghanistan.…

— Eliza Griswold

“What I have lately said of painting is equally true with respect to poetry. It is only necessary for us to know what is…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Poetry is necessary, but is the poet?

— Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Life makes writing poetry necessary to prove I really was paying attention.

— Mark Strand

To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary.

— Edgar Allan Poe

From the catbird seat, I've found poetry to be the necessary utterance it has always been in America.

— Natasha Trethewey

“When we fail to express our needs, we remain islands unto ourselves—detached, alone, arrogant, and proud. But when we expose our needs, we are…

— Henry Cloud

“Writing is like breathing -- it is necessary for my survival.”

— Michelle C. Hillstrom