850 private quotes tagged poetry

“Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is life's true mirror. But a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for Socrates.” — Franz Grillparzer

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“Science and art, or by the same token, poetry and prose differ from one another like a journey and an excursion. The purpose of the journey is its goal, the purpose of an excursion is the process.” — Franz Grillparzer

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“Prose talks and poetry sings.” — Franz Grillparzer

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“And my father was a comic. He could play any musical instrument. He loved to perform. He was a wonderfully comedic character. He had the ability to dance and sing and charm and analyze poetry.” — Lynn Johnston

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“Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people.” — Macklemore

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“If there's no money in poetry, neither is there poetry in money.” — Robert Graves

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“I don't think it's always good to read lots of poetry.” — Amber Tamblyn

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“The first function of poetry is to tell the truth, to learn how to do that, to find out what you really feel and what you really think.” — June Jordan

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“So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders.” — June Jordan

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“Naming a baby is an act of poetry, for many people the only creative moment of their lives.” — Richard Eyre

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“I've done a number of readings at poetry lounges in Vancouver and Los Angeles. I've compiled a book of poetry that's completed, and two others I'm working on.” — Corin Nemec

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“America was based on a poetic vision. What will happen when it loses its poetry?” — Azar Nafisi

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“I see people who talk about America, and then undermine it by not paying attention to its soul, to its poetry. I see polarization, reductionism and superficiality.” — Azar Nafisi

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“Poetry is life distilled.” — Gwendolyn Brooks

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“Children can write poetry and then, unless they're poets, they stop when reach puberty.” — Dennis Potter

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“Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth - the true poet is very near the oracle.” — Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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“I had art as a major, along with English, French and History. I had dance, modern dance. In English I was allowed to write my own poetry, which I eventually got published.” — Sally Kirkland

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“Rap is rhythm and poetry. Hip-hop is storytelling and poetry as well.” — Ajay Naidu

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“My friends never talk to me about my poetry because they're embarrassed that I write it or they're embarrassed by what I write about which are not such extraordinarily terrifying things, but they are the state of human existence.” — Peter Davison

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“I think poetry has lost an awful lot of its muscle because nobody knows any. Nobody has to memorize poetry.” — Peter Davison

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“Dealing with poetry is a daunting task, simply because the reason one does it as an editor at all is because one is constantly coming to terms with one's own understanding of how to understand the world.” — Peter Davison

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“Poetry is composing for the breath.” — Peter Davison

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“Poetry was invented as an mnemonic device to enable people to remember their prayers.” — Peter Davison

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“Poetry should be able to reach everybody, and it should be able to appeal to all levels of understanding.” — Peter Davison

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“Every so often I find some poems that are too good for the readers of The Atlantic because they are a little too involved with the nature of poetry, as such.” — Peter Davison

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