Age Quote by Robert Morgan

“Recently, a judge of the prestigious 2014 British Forward Prize for Poetry was moved to observe that “there is an awful lot of very…

— Carol Muske-Dukes

Poetry is supposed to be musical. But people don't understand prose. They're so used to reading journalism - clunky, functional sentences that convey factual…

— Jonathan Lethem

And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it…

— Mark Strand

More people write poetry than read it.

— George Carlin

I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry, it's just obtuse to them. It's hard to relate to.

— Anonymous

I don't think poetry is something that can be taught. We can encourage young writers, but what you can't teach them is the very…

— Robert Morgan

I think the culture can absorb so many people writing poetry and trying to earn their living in poetry.

— Edward Hirsch

There are poets and there are grownups.

— Jean Cocteau

More people are reading poetry now than at any time in the history of the human race.

— Andrew Motion

Poetry is often generations in advance of the thought of its time.

— Louise Bogan

“Most people in this country are looking for literature that is useful. They feel that just exploring their feelings is good enough - they…

— Erica Jong

People want poetry. They need poetry. They get it. They don't want fancy work.

— Mary Oliver