Logo
[P]oetry often brings consolation to the heart which prose has fai
[P]oetry often brings consolation to the heart which prose has failed to touch… – Luigi, Sweet Songs for Mourning Mothers, 1884

No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Poetry
category

Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career. – Jack Prelutsky

Category:
Poetry

In a general way, I want to be a kind of flag-waver, bunting hanger-up, drum-beater, you name it, for poetry. – Andrew Motion

Category:
Poetry

In poetry and in eloquence the beautiful and grand must spring from the commonplace…. All that remains for us is to be new while repeating the old, and to be ourselves in becoming the echo of the whole world. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

Category:
Poetry

But I dont think that poetry is a good, to use a contemporary word, venue, for current events. – Diane Wakoski

Category:
Poetry

Random Quotes

The message of music was also the first thing what I learned from my first teacher. She was an organist too and she was very devoted to what she played, so she had a respect for every piece and she felt that she is not allowed to add something of her own. – Kurt Masur

Category:
respect

Do not run a campaign that would embarrass your mother. – Robert C. Byrd

Category:
Voting

You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind. – Emmet Fox

Category:
positive

My mother is a big believer in being responsible for your own happiness. She always talked about finding joy in small moments and insisted that we stop and take in the beauty of an ordinary day. When I stop the car to make my kids really see a sunset, I hear my mothers voice and smile. – Jennifer Garner

Category:
Beauty