Easier Quote by Maxine Kumin

Usually form seems to find me in the process of writing a poem, though I have nothing against starting out with the form.

— Matthea Harvey

For me, form is something I locate in the process of writing the poems. What I mean is, I start scribbling, and then try…

— Matthew Zapruder

In many ways, I feel like the form carries so much of the weight in a poem, obviously. But I think we sometimes forget…

— Kevin Young

Poetry is the hardest thing that there is. It fascinates me, so I want to write more of it.

— Steve Earle

I'm not a poet. So the writing process is a difficult one for me.

— Billy Squier

I like it when poems are challenging, when they concern matters important and personal to the author.

— Cate Marvin

It hardly seems worthwhile to point out the shortsightedness of those practitioners who would have us believe that the form of the poem is…

— Mark Strand

Poetry takes courage because you have to face things and you try to articulate how you feel.

— Edward Hirsch

I think my poems immediately come out of the sensuous and emotional experiences I have.

— Sylvia Plath

“Poetry is simple when you write what you see and feel, searching for the words only makes it difficult”

— Rayvon L. Browne

Most of the time I'm not really attracted to writing that's focused on filling and fighting it out within a well-defined container. I like…

— Stephen Vincent Benet

“Poetry is one of the easiest forms of writing; as long as you're willing to sell your soul to the world.”

— Shawna Platt (Angel Shadow