A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.
Poetry should… should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.
Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
I have nothing to say, I am saying it, and that is poetry.
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.
I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything.
If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry.
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty.
Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
The crown of literature is poetry.
Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private.
We all write poems; it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words.
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
Breathe-in experience, breathe-out poetry.
Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.
Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it’s the exact opposite.
You don’t have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.
Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.
‘Therefore’ is a word the poet must not know.
You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.
To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.
Poetry lies its way to the truth.
