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Poetry Is Quotes (page 11)

James Stephens quote: "A poem is a revelation, and it is by the brink of running..."
A poem is a revelation, and it is by the brink of running water that poetry is revealed to the mind. James Stephens
The purpose of poetry is to remind ushow difficult it is to remain just one person, for our house is open, there are no keys in the doors, and invisible guests come in and out at will. Czeslaw Milosz
The secret of poetry is never explained - is always new. We have not got farther than mere wonder at the delicacy of the touch, & the eternity it inherits. In every house a child that in mere play utters oracles, & knows not that they are such. 'Tis as easy as breath. 'Tis like this gravity, which holds the Universe together, & none knows what it is. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Writing poetry is talking to oneself; yet it is a mode of talking to oneself in which the self disappears; and the product's something that, though it may not be for everybody, is about everybody. Richard Wilbur
Jean Cocteau quote: "It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is..."
It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious... Poetry is a religion without hope. Jean Cocteau
If a poem is not memorable, there's probably something wrong. One of the problems of free verse is that much of the free verse poetry is not memorable. Robert Morgan
Adrian Mitchell quote: "Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in..."
Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first, then read it. Performance is more provocative. Adrian Mitchell
And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it is surprising that so much poetry is written. Mark Strand
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 one's own understanding of how to understand the world. Peter Davison
Well, the great thing for me about poetry is that in good poems the dislocation of words, that is to say, the distance between what they say they're saying and what they are actually saying is at its greatest. Harry Mathews
Perhaps there is an idea among Japanese students that one general difference between Japanese and Western poetry is that the former cultivates short forms and the latter longer ones, gut this is only in part true. Lafcadio Hearn
There is an urgent need for Americans to look deeply into themselves and their actions, and musical poetry is perhaps the most effective mirror available. Every newspaper headline is a potential song. Phil Ochs
But poetry is a way of language, it is not its subject or its maker's background or interests or hobbies or fixations. It is nearer to utterance than history. Thomas Lynch
Jerry B. Jenkins quote: "Gil Thorpe is a great diversion and is to book writing as..."
Gil Thorpe is a great diversion and is to book writing as poetry is to prose. Jerry B. Jenkins
Julian Barnes quote: "Everything you invent is true: you can be sure of that. Poetry..."
Everything you invent is true: you can be sure of that. Poetry is a subject as precise as geometry. Julian Barnes

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