Differences Quote by Paul Celan

Poetry is an extra hand. It can caress or tickle. It can clench and fight.

— Adrian Mitchell

A poem is a hand, a hook, a prayer. It is a soul in action.

— Edward Hirsch

If I wasn't writing poems I'd be washing my hands all the time.

— Sherman Alexie

For poets that have had my luck, Seldom write when they can kiss.

— Alex Comfort

“The same hand that can write a beautiful poem, can knock you out with one punch—that's Poetic Justice.”

— Irish" Wayne Kelly

True poets don't write their thoughts with a pen. They release the ink that flows from within their heart.

— Ritu Ghatourey

Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don't have to tell anyone you're doing it.

— Roger McGough

“Considerations & Exceptions for Impressive Handshakes • Be mindful of a person’s age; be tender with arthritic hands. In that case, a loose and…

— Susan C. Young

Poetry can communicate the actual quality of experience with a subtlety and precision unapproachable by any other means.

— F. R. Leavis

Poetry is the communication through words of certain experiences that can be communicated in no other way.

— John Drinkwater

Poetry is a search for ways of communication; it must be conducted with openness, flexibility, and a constant readiness to listen.

— Fleur Adcock

Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth - the true poet is very near the oracle.

— Edwin Hubbel Chapin