Poetry Quote by Robert Bly

“Somehow something has gone wrong with poetry in our culture. We have lost touch with its purpose and value, and in doing so, we…

— Gregory Orr

The spiritual desire for poetry can be overwhelming, so much do I need it to experience and name my own perilous depths and vast…

— Edward Hirsch

If anything, hearing another poet is a sacred experience I enter, but I can honestly say this does not influence my own work.

— Grace Cavalieri

Poetry affords us a respite in which we may gather renewed strength for the old struggle to adapt ourselves to reality.

— Robert Haven Schauffler

Poetry has historically been allied with religion and morals; it has served the purpose of penetrating the mysterious depths of things.

— John Dewey

And when you are entering into poetry, whatever stage you're at, you are participating in something with a very long and noble tradition.

— Edward Hirsch

Poetry is a form of necessary speech... I have sought to restore the aura of sacred practice that accompanies true poetic creation, to honor…

— Edward Hirsch

Poetry offers the fairest hope of restoring our lost unity of mind.

— Richard M. Weaver

For poetry, more than any other art, except music, has a compelling hold upon the spiritual side of life.

— Lizette Woodworth Reese

When we first meet what we love, we could become poets for our longing. When we are removed from what we love, we become…

— Martin Prechtel

“Poetry reveals to us the loveliness of nature, brings back the freshness of youthful feelings, reviews the relish of simple pleasures, keeps unquenched the…

— William Ellery Channing

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