Everyday Quote by Monica Youn

Students often have such a lofty idea of what a poem is, and I want them to realize that their own lives are where…

— Yusef Komunyakaa

Poetry is a language used in a different way.

— Anonymous

I think poetry can help children deal with the other subjects on the curriculum by enabling them to see a subject in a new…

— Carol Ann Duffy

Poetry is the art of using language to transcend language,

— Laurence Overmire

I read poetry every day. I look at it as an exercise, a kind of T'ai Chi for writers. It teaches economy of form.

— Roger Zelazny

I love teaching poetry writing. Students come into the class thinking poetry has to be one way, then leave having created pieces that are…

— Cate Marvin

As a prose writer, I work with language; and those who work with language turn to poetry for renewal.

— Samuel R. Delany

In every culture, in every language, there is expressive play, expressive word play; there's language use to different purposes that we would call poetry.

— Edward Hirsch

“Poetry is a language adequate to one's experience.”

— Jay Parini

poetry is where the language is renewed.

— Margaret Atwood

Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.

— Lucille Clifton

Poetry is really a way of sharing feelings and ideas.

— Caroline Kennedy