Clouds Quote by Rita Dove

I feel often very close to the ecstasy and anguish which lie at the very heart of poetry - I am writing a lot.

— May Sarton

Being deeply aware of fragility and ecstasy seems to me an essential part of being alive and living fully - and there's no way…

— Alex Lemon

Poetry increases the feeling for reality.

— Wallace Stevens

“Poetry is the icon-stasis on which a desire for aesthetic ecstasy illustrates itself endlessly.”

— the mag man

Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper, unnamed feelings which form the substratum of our being,…

— T. S. Eliot

Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is.

— James Broughton

Poetry can startle you, awaken you, make you fall in love, take your breath away. When those words sink in, you'll never look at…

— Maria Shriver

I believe in poetry as a way of surviving the emotional chaos, spiritual confusions, and traumatic events that come with being alive.

— Gregory Orr

“Poetry may appear to be just words, but it is an extension of our lives. It is the music of life and for us…

— Abdul Milazi

Sometimes my poetry is an attempt to keep off existential terror; sometimes it is a grappling with philosophical problems; sometimes just fun.

— Gwen Harwood

If a poem hasn't ripped apart your soul; you haven't experienced poetry.

— Anonymous

Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.

— William Wordsworth