Justify Quote by Matthew Zapruder

Poetry is a vocation. It is not a career but a calling.

— Edward Hirsch

Being a poet is not a job or a profession but a way of life.

— Kathleen Raine

To be a poet is a condition rather than a profession.

— Robert Graves

Poets are being pursued by the philosophers today, out of the poverty of philosophy. God damn it, you might think a man had no…

— William Carlos Williams

Poets arent very usefulBecause they aren't consumeful or produceful..

— Ogden Nash

To think of writing poetry as a "career" is not only ridiculous, it's dangerous. To the imagination. To the way one thinks of art.…

— Cate Marvin

It is my belief that many who think they dislike poetry are really poetical in their natures and are indebted to it, more than…

— Orson F. Whitney

“Now, you might think that because there are more poets than ever, there might be more opportunities for poets than ever. And you’d be…

— Jim Behrle

There are several more careers more engaging to follow than that of poetry. But the circumstances of one's birth, the conduct of one's parents,…

— Hart Crane

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 a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of…

— Mary Oliver

Poets are simply those who have made a profession ans a lifestyle of being in touch with their bliss.

— Joseph Campbell