Poet Quote by Robert E. Svoboda

“She knew, now, that there was always light—beyond the dark, and the fear, out of the depths; there was sun to reach for, and…

— Lauren Oliver

Aim at the sun, and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if aimed at an object on…

— Anonymous

“She knew, now, that there was always light – beyond the dark, and the fear, out of the depths; there was sun to reach…

— Lauren Oliver

“If you don't lose your hope of reaching the sun, the sun will reach you even if you can't reach the sun!”

— Mehmet Murat ildan

Poetry and preaching do not go well together; when the preacher mounts the pulpit the poet usually goes away.

— Edith Hamilton

Defeat furnishes good material to the poets and the artists, but none of us care to have the glory of the conquered apply to…

— Susan Glaspell

“A poet is someone who can pour light into a cup, then raise it to nourish your beautiful parched, holy mouth.”

— Hafiz

Drill in exact translation is an excellent way of disposing the mind against that looseness and exaggeration with which the sensationalists have corrupted our…

— Richard M. Weaver

“The poet is just like the fabled hunter who naps beside a tree, waiting for hares to break their skulls by running headlong into…

— Gu Cheng

The poet reminds men of their uniqueness and it is not necessary to possess the ultimate definition of this uniqueness. Even to speculate is…

— Norman Cousins

I think that at a certain age, say fifteen or sixteen, poetry is like masturbation. But later in life good poets burn their early…

— Umberto Eco

“Without pain, poetry is not possible.”

— seerat