Art Quote by Rita Dove

I'm not from the arts, I'm a law professor. But I think we need more poetry in politics.

— Zephyr Teachout

I was very interested in American poetry for many years. Much less now.

— Norman MacCaig

I do feel that now and I feel that this development of recording poems, of speaking poems at readings, of having records of poets,…

— Sylvia Plath

I wish that the arts were better supported, and you can't say that enough times, but I also believe that whatever happens, artists will…

— Ben Whishaw

The arts need funding.

— Julie Andrews

I've been most happy to be an advocate for the kinds of grassroots things that people are doing who care about poetry.

— Natasha Trethewey

I believe the best poetry of our times is growing too artistic; the study is too visible. If freedom and naturalness are lost out…

— Lucy Larcom

I have the feeling that a lot of poets writing now are - they sort of tap dance through it.

— Mary Oliver

I have long argued for the arts to have the recognition and funding they need, not only because they brighten our lives, but also…

— Luciana Berger

I would be happier if people who went through MFA programs also were already, by then, deeply committed readers of poetry because we need…

— Edward Hirsch

Poetry is my politics. It's an opportunity that gives me a way to speak.

— Eileen Myles

“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