Poetry had far better imply things than preach them directly… in the open pulpit her voice grows hoarse and fails. – F. L. Lucas
I think that the job of poetry, its political job, is to refresh the idea of justice, which is going dead in us all the time. – Robert Hass
Some Marines made fun of the fact that I had done plays and studied poetry, but then I won the award for physical training. – David Hunt
Well I guess the plan was to write poetry and publish books and make a living from writing poetry. That was a pretty ambitious plan I guess. – Robert Adamson
I wish you would read a little poetry sometimes. Your ignorance cramps my conversation. – Anthony Hope
Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture. – Juan Ramon Jimenez
Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting clarity I have not and never did have any motive of poetry But to achieve clarity. – George Oppen
The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity. – George Oppen
Freedom is poetry, taking liberties with words, breaking the rules of normal speech, violating common sense. Freedom is violence. – Norman O. Brown
Stadium rock and commercial rock are the opposite of what poetry needs. An audience of around 200 is ideal for poetry. – Adrian Mitchell
Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry. – Georges Braque
For poetry there exists neither large countries nor small. Its domain is in the heart of all men. – Giorgos Seferis
The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch it. – Robert Penn Warren
My father had wanted to name me for Dylan Thomas. He had seen him speak on one of those drunken poetry tours he did. – Dylan Walsh
Religion is no more possible without prayer than poetry without language, or music without atmosphere. – James Martineau
What is poetry which does not save nations or people? – Czeslaw Milosz
Theater and poetry were what helped people stay alive and want to go on living. – Vanessa Redgrave
Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate. – John Denham
Let me read you some of my poetry. My poetry just takes me to another level. – Rick Fox
Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do. – Stephen Spender
