Bed Quote by William Butler Yeats

The true poet is a friendly man. He takes to his arms even cold and inanimate things, and rejoices in his heart.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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

— Suzy Kassem

“A true poet is one who can appreciate the disciplines and structures of any and all styles of poetry.”

— David J Delaney

The true poem is the poet's mind.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Every man is a poet at heart.”

— Sigmund Freud

“The greatest poet in the English language found his poetry where poetry is found: in the lives of the people. He could have done…

— James Baldwin

I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except…

— Anonymous

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.

— Jean Cocteau

One must love a poet on its own terms.

— Paul Gray

Some of us – poets are not exactly poets. We live sometimes – beyond the word.

— Wole Soyinka

“A true poet is one who can appreciate the disciplines and structures of any style of poetry. David J Delaney ©”

— David J Delaney

“A poet is a blind optimist. The world is against him for many reasons. But the poet persists. He believes that he is on…

— Jack Kerouac