Came Quote by Michael Langley
““If I knew where poems came from, I'd go there.””
About This Quote
Source Interview: Poetry Talk, Michael Langley, 2020
If I knew the source of poems, I would go there, implying poetry's origin is a place to seek.
In simple terms: Poetry has a source you can visit.
Key Takeaway
Seek inspiration where poetry originates.
Themes
creativity
inspiration
search
poetry
Mood
inquisitive
inspirational
Type
philosophical
creative
When to use this quote
- writing workshops
- creative retreats
- literary pilgrimages
Key Concepts
metaphor
quest
artistic journey
Questions to Reflect On
- Where do you find your creative spark?
- What does “the place of poems” mean to you?
A Different Perspective
The source may be metaphorical, not a physical place.
![“She [Carol Parsinan] somehow read my poems and came back to me and convinced me that I could be a poet, that I had the passion and the enthusiasm and the creativity to become a poet, but that what I was writing was not poetry because I was just expressing my feelings and I wasn't try to make…” quote by Edward Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a3f/edward-hirsch-1614_carols_she-carol-parsinan-somehow-read-my-poems_3055277.jpg)
