Being Quote by Sylvia Plath

The poetry I grew up on is really an intense form of poetry; it's so pure and powerful.

— K'naan

I think great poetry is enormously powerful.

— Michael Cunningham

Granted, I'm someone who loves words. I've always loved poetry - so it's suited to me.

— Aimee Bender

I always liked the magic of poetry but now I'm just starting to see behind the curtain of even the best poets, how they've…

— David Knopfler

Some of the greatest poetry is revealing to the reader the beauty in something that was so simple you had taken it for granted.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Years ago I used to pick a word of the day randomly out of an dictionary/thesaurus to write poetry. I learned then to use…

— DragonPoetikFly

A decade ago, my poems were precious little boxes, small and claustrophobic, completely inward gazing. I didn't possess the command to speak beyond the…

— Robin Beth Schaer

“The best words in the best order...one always go the same shock of recognition and delight when someone's words swam up to meet a…

— Mary Stewart

Many a poem is marred by a superfluous word.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I prefer my prose evocative rather than simply effective, with a bit of poetry to it.

— Gemma Files

Poems mesmerized me, and I felt better when I was writing them, or trying to - more in touch with something deep and dark…

— Edward Hirsch

I think my poems immediately come out of the sensuous and emotional experiences I have.

— Sylvia Plath