Books Quote by William H. Gass

“Poetry is not the books in the library. Poetry is the encounter of the reader with the book, the discovery of the book.”

— Jorge Luis Borges

“Poets are not so scrupulous as you are. They know how useful passion is for publication. Nowadays a broken heart will run to many…

— Oscar Wilde

“And I remember this man who never ran out of poems telling me once that 'knowing a book by heart is like carrying a…

— Hisham Matar

“I dislike a great deal of contemporary poetry — all of the past you read is usually quite great — but it is a…

— Frank O'Hara

“My Poetry book ”

— Rabisha

“Everywhere the poems open.”

— Mary Kinzie

“a poet can always find something good to write about.”

— Colleen Houck

“Give me an atlas over a guidebook any day. There is no more poetic book in the world.”

— Judith Schalansky

“The history of man is a must read poetry.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“The words of a good book may be profuse, but the words of a good poem are profound.”

— Gregory John

“Real poetry is art at its purest sense. It is never a commodity, but a breath of eternity.”

— Subhan Zein

“Poems is what could keep us happy, different words, different poets, different paths.”

— Deyth Banger