Ears Quote by Yvor Winters

The ear writes my poems, not the mind.

— Stanley Kunitz

Poetry is meant to be heard.

— Mary Oliver

There's always an added element of a poem when it's read aloud because then you can really hear the rhythm, and the cadence, and…

— Masiela Lusha

Writing poetry makes you intensely conscious of how words sound, both aloud and inside the head of the reader. You learn the weight of…

— Helen Dunmore

The talent of a true writer and poet is in the ear.

— Bryant H. McGill

The unconscious mind writes poetry if it's left alone.

— Stephen King

I have always believed that poems beg to be read aloud, even if the reader is in a world all her own.

— J. Patrick Lewis

Compose aloud: poetry is a sound. Never explain- your reader is as smart as you. Your reader is not just any reader, but is…

— Basil Bunting

To read a poem is to hear it with our eyes; to hear it is to see it with our ears.

— Octavio Paz

Poetry is music written for the human voice.

— Maya Angelou

Poetry expands the senses and keeps them in prime condition. It keeps you aware of your nose, your eye, your ear, your tongue, your…

— Ray Bradbury

One doesn't read poetry while thinking of other things.

— Gaston Bachelard