A poem conveys not a message so much as the provenance of a message, an advent of sense. – Thomas Harrison Category: Poetry
The pleasure that poetry gives is that of imagining more than is written; the task is divided between the poet and his reader. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847) Category: Poetry
I definitely wish to distinguish American poetry from British or other English language poetry. – Diane Wakoski Category: Poetry
I hate French poetry. What measured glitter! – Israel Zangwill, Dreamers of the Ghetto, “From a Mattress Grave,” 1897, spoken b Category: Poetry
An orange on the table, your dress on the rug, and you in my bed, sweet present of the present, cool of night, warmth of my life. – Jacques Prevert Category: cool
The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets. – John D. Rockefeller Category: finance
