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Good Poetry Quotes

Poetry is good for unleashing images Picture Quote #1

Good poetry reveals the beauty of joy and tragedy Picture Quote #1

It is good sometimes for poetry to disenchant us Picture Quote #1

Good prose is written only face to face with poetry Picture Quote #1

The things we fear about poetry are the things that are good about poetry Picture Quote #1

I don’t think it’s always good to read lots of poetry Picture Quote #1

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Poetry is a good medium for revolutionary hope Picture Quote #1

To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry Picture Quote #1

It is fatal to decide, intellectually, what good poetry is because you are then in honour bound to try to write it, instead of the poems that only you can write Picture Quote #1

Poetry is like fish: if it’s fresh, it’s good; if it’s stale, it’s bad; and if you’re not certain, try it on the cat Picture Quote #1

The fact that something is in a rhymed form or in blank verse will not make it good poetry Picture Quote #1

What the world wants, what the world is waiting for, is not Modern Poetry or Classical Poetry or Neo-Classical Poetry - but Good Poetry. And the dreadful disreputable doubt, which stirs in my own skeptical mind, is doubt about whether it would really matter much what style a poet chose to write in, in any period, as long as he wrote Good poetry Picture Quote #1

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I’d like to go back to poetry again. I really, really revere good poetry. It’s been my private discipline Picture Quote #1

I don’t know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion Picture Quote #1

I use rock and jazz and blues rhythms because I love that music. I hope my poetry has a relationship with good-time rock’n roll Picture Quote #1

Shakespeare wrote better poetry for not knowing too much; Milton , I think, knew too much finally for the good of his poetry Picture Quote #1

In writing, I want to be remembered for telling good stories in beautiful and powerful language, using the poetry of words to reflect the thematic concerns of compelling stories Picture Quote #1

There is a kind of poetry, bad and good, in evrything, everywhere we look Picture Quote #1

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Your lines, I maintain it, are poetry, and good poetry.... Friendship... had I been so blest as to have met with you in time, might have led me - God of love only knows where Picture Quote #1

I love the best of all the traditions. My discipline is the take-no-prisoners language of good poetry, but a language that actually frees us from prejudice, no matter what religion or political persuasion they are. I try to create a river-like discourse. The river is not political, it’s not on your side or against you. It’s an invitation into the onward flow Picture Quote #1

Music is good, not evil. Poetry is good, not evil. Primitive, but oh, so true! Picture Quote #1

Poetry’s always dead, you know? You don’t realize how good poetry is until 15 years later Picture Quote #1

As for political poetry, as it’s usually defined, it seems there’s very little good political poetry Picture Quote #1

It’s always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal Picture Quote #1

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People should be stopped from writing poetry. There’s far too much of it. And if they’re any good, they’ll go ahead anyways Picture Quote #1

He’s never going to sit at my feet and write me poems, which is good because I hate poetry, except dirty ones that rhyme Picture Quote #1

There’s a good deal in Pound’s and Eliot’s poetry that stood up even though their politics were deplorable. Or Pound’s very deplorable, Eliot’s kind of deplorable Picture Quote #1

Solitude is very important in my work as a mode of inspiration, but isolation is not good in this respect. I am not writing poetry about isolation Picture Quote #1

The Canadian people are more practical than imaginative. Romantic tales and poetry would meet with less favour in their eyes than a good political article from their newspapers Picture Quote #1

Good poetry does not exist merely for the sake of itself, but rather, is a byproduct of yearning and growth; great poetry canonizes that yearning for the growth of others Picture Quote #1

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Poetry is good for unleashing images (Good Poetry Quotes) Good poetry reveals the beauty of joy and tragedy (Good Poetry Quotes) It is good sometimes for poetry to disenchant us (Good Poetry Quotes) Good prose is written only face to face with poetry (Good Poetry Quotes) The things we fear about poetry are the things that are good about poetry (Good Poetry Quotes) I don’t think it’s always good to read lots of poetry (Good Poetry Quotes) Poetry is a good medium for revolutionary hope (Good Poetry Quotes) To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry (Good Poetry Quotes) It is fatal to decide, intellectually, what good poetry is because you are then in honour bound to try to write it, instead of the poems that only you can write. (Good Poetry Quotes) Poetry is like fish: if it’s fresh, it’s good; if it’s stale, it’s bad; and if you’re not certain, try it on the cat. (Good Poetry Quotes) The fact that something is in a rhymed form or in blank verse will not make it good poetry (Good Poetry Quotes) What the world wants, what the world is waiting for, is not Modern Poetry or Classical Poetry or Neo-Classical Poetry - but Good Poetry. And the dreadful disreputable doubt, which stirs in my own skeptical mind, is doubt about whether it would really matter much what style a poet chose to write in, in any period, as long as he wrote Good poetry. (Good Poetry Quotes) I’d like to go back to poetry again. I really, really revere good poetry. It’s been my private discipline. (Good Poetry Quotes) I don’t know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion (Good Poetry Quotes) I use rock and jazz and blues rhythms because I love that music. I hope my poetry has a relationship with good-time rock’n roll. (Good Poetry Quotes) Shakespeare wrote better poetry for not knowing too much; Milton , I think, knew too much finally for the good of his poetry. (Good Poetry Quotes) In writing, I want to be remembered for telling good stories in beautiful and powerful language, using the poetry of words to reflect the thematic concerns of compelling stories. (Good Poetry Quotes) There is a kind of poetry, bad and good, in evrything, everywhere we look (Good Poetry Quotes) Your lines, I maintain it, are poetry, and good poetry.... Friendship... had I been so blest as to have met with you in time, might have led me - God of love only knows where. (Good Poetry Quotes) I love the best of all the traditions. My discipline is the take-no-prisoners language of good poetry, but a language that actually frees us from prejudice, no matter what religion or political persuasion they are. I try to create a river-like discourse. The river is not political, it’s not on your side or against you. It’s an invitation into the onward flow. (Good Poetry Quotes) Music is good, not evil. Poetry is good, not evil. Primitive, but oh, so true! (Good Poetry Quotes) Poetry’s always dead, you know? You don’t realize how good poetry is until 15 years later. (Good Poetry Quotes) As for political poetry, as it’s usually defined, it seems there’s very little good political poetry. (Good Poetry Quotes) It’s always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal. (Good Poetry Quotes) People should be stopped from writing poetry. There’s far too much of it. And if they’re any good, they’ll go ahead anyways. (Good Poetry Quotes) He’s never going to sit at my feet and write me poems, which is good because I hate poetry, except dirty ones that rhyme. (Good Poetry Quotes) There’s a good deal in Pound’s and Eliot’s poetry that stood up even though their politics were deplorable. Or Pound’s very deplorable, Eliot’s kind of deplorable. (Good Poetry Quotes) Solitude is very important in my work as a mode of inspiration, but isolation is not good in this respect. I am not writing poetry about isolation. (Good Poetry Quotes) The Canadian people are more practical than imaginative. Romantic tales and poetry would meet with less favour in their eyes than a good political article from their newspapers. (Good Poetry Quotes) Good poetry does not exist merely for the sake of itself, but rather, is a byproduct of yearning and growth; great poetry canonizes that yearning for the growth of others. (Good Poetry Quotes)

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