Aesthetically Quote by Mary Karr

Poetry is easier to learn than prose. Once you have learned it you can use it as a light and a laser. It shows…

— Jeanette Winterson

Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence.

— Anonymous

Poetry and prose are of equal importance to me as a reader, and there doesn't seem to be much difference in my own writing.

— Kevin Powers

...the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry...

— Billy Collins

One of the most important differences I see between prose and poetry is the music of the language.

— Pattiann Rogers

Lately, I've been thinking about the difference between poetry and prose, and as I've experienced it, poetry is insistent. It allows for images and…

— Tracy K. Smith

To my mind, most prose poems are more prose than poetry. They don't possess most of the qualities of a poem.

— Pattiann Rogers

I've got mixed feelings about poetry cause done well poetry is fantastic. But not many people are capable of doing it well. I think…

— Craig Ferguson

Poetry isn't just different from prose, it's more important for the human species.

— Joseph Brodsky

For me, poetry is an evasion of the real job of writing prose.

— Sylvia Plath

Writing poetry helps me to write my fiction; each thing helps the other.

— Sandra Cisneros

I guess I find the boundaries between poetry and prose to be somewhat permeable.

— Kevin Powers