Comment Quote by Sandra Cisneros

I must say that, on the whole, I prefer fiction to poetry.

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

I write poetry anyway and have for years and years. For me, putting fiction and poetry together is like the best of both worlds.

— Ellen Hopkins

I think I view myself primarily as a fiction writer. Poetry is more of a "hobby," a time of rest from the hard work…

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

I don't try to call myself a poet. But I know that my stuff is pretty literal, in that the themes are pretty simple…

— Bo Burnham

Poetry might be more about the eternal verities, the essence of the human soul, and - although it's reductive to say so - fiction…

— Chad Harbach

Fiction is in danger of becoming a kind of poetry. Only other poets read it. Only other fiction writers care about it.

— John Updike

They say poets write mostly for themselves; if anyone else likes it, well and good, if not, it doesn't matter; certainly, not to me.

— Tom Glazer

With fiction, you can talk about plot, character and narrative, whereas a poem brings home the fact that everything that happens in a work…

— Terry Eagleton

Poetry is almost like my foundation for everything. I almost feel I am a better actor and writer because of it.

— Omari Hardwick

All I do and say and think 'as a poet' is much truer and more intimate than anything I say face to face.

— Selima Hill

I myself always want to talk about "poetry," not "the poem."

— Paul Fry

I think poetry is the only domain where a writer you like can truly be said to influence you, because you read and reread…

— Michel Houellebecq