Air Quote by Wallace Stevens

“Poetry is the insistent roaring of the human soul.”

— Pietros Maneos

“Poet Wrestling with Words Some are clouds, mist, vapor Some are diaries written with tears Some appear like dew--a Friend in Time of need--some…

— Theresa Rough PhD

“A poet, you see, is a light thing, and winged and holy, and cannot compose before he gets inspiration and loses control of his…

— Plato

“Poetry may appear to be just words, but it is an extension of our lives. It is the music of life and for us…

— Abdul Milazi

“Ah! poetry makes life what light and music do the stage—strip the one of the false embellishments, and the other of its illusions, and…

— Charles Dickens

“Poetry, is a life long war waged against ineffable beauty.”

— Atticus Poetry

“I do think that poetry is important though, if you don’t strive at it, if you don’t fill it full of stars and falseness.”

— Charles Bukowski

“Poetry is the essence of life in which twinkling lights tickle the minds of readers and take them to a world where no one…

— Debasish Mridha

“Poetry can be a form of restriction. Lock away tragedy inside pretty words. Quantify pieces of infinite love.”

— Cody Edward Lee Miller

“Poetry is inspired by the elements of random thoughts, an overflow of gazing at the unseen.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity for our existence. It forms the quality of light from which we predicate our…

— Audre Lorde

Poetry's medium is not merely light as air, it is air: vital and deep as ordinary breath.

— Robert Pinsky