On the other hand, if theres an underlying core of poetry that I go to, I go to the sea. Ive lived on the sea all my life. I live on the sea in Cape Breton. – Richard Serra
I dont think rap really fits in to American Idol in the sense that I believe rap is an art form in itself more akin to poetry, more akin to drama, if you will. – Nigel Lythgoe
Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is lifes true mirror. But a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for Socrates. – Franz Grillparzer
If theres no money in poetry, neither is there poetry in money. – Robert Graves
I dont think its always good to read lots of poetry. – Amber Tamblyn
Ive done a number of readings at poetry lounges in Vancouver and Los Angeles. Ive compiled a book of poetry thats completed, and two others Im working on. – Corin Nemec
Children can write poetry and then, unless theyre poets, they stop when reach puberty. – Dennis Potter
My friends never talk to me about my poetry because theyre embarrassed that I write it or theyre embarrassed by what I write about which are not such extraordinarily terrifying things, but they are the state of human existence. – Peter Davison
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 ones own understanding of how to understand the world. – Peter Davison
They need to learn poetry. They dont need to learn about poetry. They dont need to be told how to interpret poetry. They dont need to be told how to understand poetry. They need to learn it. – Peter Davison
But for me, being an editor Ive been an editor of all kinds of books being an editor of poetry has been the way in which I could give a crucial part of my time to what I love most. – Peter Davison
It is a way we reassess our past. We can do that in poetry in ways we cant do in prose. – Peter Davison
Bleak House is just the most astounding piece of work. Theres huge, visionary poetry in it. – Simon Callow
Religious poetry, civic poetry, lyric or dramatic poetry are all categories of mans expression which are valid only if the endorsement of formal content is valid. – Salvatore Quasimodo
The mystical poetry of William Blakes artwork also forms the basis for the album cover. – Bruce Dickinson
There is probably nothing wrong with art for arts sake if we take the phrase seriously, and not take it to mean the kind of poetry written in England forty years ago. – Allen Tate
The nerds are my favourite sort of boys – any guy with a passion – whether it be physics or film or writing or poetry even, I think its super sweet and its very attractive for a female. – Teresa Palmer
Ive been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out. – Ed Westwick
Deep feeling doesnt make for good poetry. A way with language would be a bit of help. – Thom Gunn
My old teachers definition of poetry is an attempt to understand. – Thom Gunn
