Poetry Quote by Tin House Books

“when you're a poet you can dish out whatever's on your mind and you don't have to apologize for it”

— Shannon Lynette

“Poetry is so unique and it doesn't compromise.”

— Euginia Herlihy

Poetry is not the thing said, but the way of saying it.

— A. E. Housman

“I do not write poetry; I take words and dip them in feelings.”

— Arti Honrao

“Remember, words are the enemy of poetry.”

— Russell Edson

Poetry is the art of saying what you mean but disguising it.

— Diane Wakoski

“A true poet writes from the language and experiences of their own heart, not those of others.”

— Suzy Kassem

“It's a poem, for crying out loud! The beauty of poetry is that it can mean different things to different people at different times.…

— Wendy Higgins

“Poetry is music for the human voice. Until you actually speak it or someone speaks it, it has not come into its own.”

— Maya Angelou

For even bad poetry has relevance for what it does not say for what it leaves out.

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

“I think poor poetry writing skills are excused when you’re simply trying to flush out emotions.”

— Katie Kiesler

All poetry is misrepresentation.

— Jeremy Bentham