Affair Quote by Mary Oliver

Writing a love poem is like writing your heart on paper

— Anonymous

A poem is the realization of love. . . .

— Rene Char

It takes a spasm of love to write a poem.

— Erica Jong

“To write or read a poem is . . . to enter into a different kind of thought world from our normal patterns. A…

— N.T. Wright

“Writing poetry is a passion, ignited by thoughts, fueled by ink. A way to travel through another mind, where souvenirs of tears are tucked…

— Renee Dixon

I have been writing poetry ever since I was in high school. My poetry mainly concerned the theme of love. And that, of course,…

— Robert Indiana

A poem is, so to speak, a way of making you forget how you wrote it.

— Randall Jarrell

Writing poetry is a process of discovery...you can smell the poem before you see it....Like some animal.

— Denise Levertov

A person sets out to write a poem for a variety of reasons: to win the heart of his beloved; to express his attitude…

— Joseph Brodsky

Writing poetry is such an intense experience that it helps to start the process in a casual or wayward frame of mind.

— Edward Hirsch

Writing a poem is like having an affair, a one-night stand; a short story is a romance, a relationship; a novel is a marriage-one…

— Amos Oz

A poem (surely someone has said this before) is a one-night stand, a short story a love affair, and a novel a marriage.

— Erica Jong