Bathroom Quote by Robert Frost

I have piles of poetry books in the bathroom, on the stairs, everywhere. The only way to write poetry is to read it.

— Carol Ann Duffy

I am no Poet here; my pen's the spout where the rain water of my eyes run out.

— John Cleveland

Sometimes you have a poem that you really want to write and it never happens.

— C. K. Williams

Now, the process of writing poetry is very messy. Not systematic, never quite the same

— Edward Hirsch

Sometimes a word or an argument will trigger a poem.

— Ama Ata Aidoo

I write poems like some people sing in the bathroom.

— Amit Bhatia

“A poem is a revelation, and it is by the brink of running water that poetry is revealed to the mind.”

— James Stephens

Poetry is a hazardous occupation, very hazardous. There may be bad things in there inside you that maybe you can't handle.

— James Dickey

Poetry is the hardest thing that there is. It fascinates me, so I want to write more of it.

— Steve Earle

I'm not a poet. So the writing process is a difficult one for me.

— Billy Squier

You know, I used to say, when people say, 'How do you think about what to write about in the poems every week?' And…

— Calvin Trillin

Most of the time I'm not really attracted to writing that's focused on filling and fighting it out within a well-defined container. I like…

— Stephen Vincent Benet