Clear Quote by Robert Schumann

The poet should try to give his poem the quiet swiftness of flame, so that the reader will feel and not think while he…

— Sara Teasdale

Fiery and sweet, all at the same time. A flame in the dark, lighting my way.

— Richelle Mead

Poetry is either something that lives like fire inside you

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Like fire poetry is a shadow that makes the heart want more. When you see that all you're is words, the water extinguishes the…

— Jeremy Limn

If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.

— Emily Dickinson

Poetry makes life what lights and music do the stage.

— Charles Dickens

The magic of the music seems to light the way.

— John Lennon

When writing poetry, it is not that produces a bright idea, but the bright idea that kindles the fire of.

— Cesare Pavese

Poetry [is] more necessary than ever as a fire to light our tongues.

— Naomi Shihab Nye

Poetry is easier to learn than prose. Once you have learned it you can use it as a light and a laser. It shows…

— Jeanette Winterson

Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.

— Leonard Cohen

Poetry is how I feed the soul, and it's how I fire the furnace of writing.

— Luis Alberto Urrea