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Poem Quotes

It does not need that a poem should be long. Every word was once a poem. Every new relationship is a new word Picture Quote #1

The only gift is a portion of thyself... The poet brings his poem; the shepherd his lamb Picture Quote #1

In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull of the sentence as the pull of a fabric is governed by gravity Picture Quote #1

Every poem can be considered in two ways - as what the poet has to say, and as a thing which he makes Picture Quote #1

I love to compare different time frames. Poetry can evoke the time of the subject. By a very careful choice of words you can evoke an era, completely throw the poem into a different time scale Picture Quote #1

The poem in which the reader does not feel himself or herself a participant is a lecture, listened to from an uncomfortable chair, in a stuffy room, inside a building Picture Quote #1

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Another famous poem focuses on the oneness of mankind, and is used to grace the entrance to the Hall of Nations of the UN building in New York with this call for breaking all barriers Picture Quote #1

The usual bad poem in somebody’s Collected Works is a learned, mannered, valued habit, a habit a little more careful than, and little emptier than, brushing one’s teeth Picture Quote #1

If silence is ever golden, it must be beside the graves of men, whose lives were more significant than speech, and whose death was a poem, the music of which can never be sung Picture Quote #1

With the absolute heart of the poem of life butchered out of their own bodies good to eat a thousand years Picture Quote #1

Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science Picture Quote #1

The world is a great poem, and the world’s the words it is writ in, and we souls the thoughts Picture Quote #1

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When they ask me... How I have for so many years continued an equal interest in medicine and the poem. I reply that they amount for me to nearly the same thing Picture Quote #1

It’s always like you write a poem when you can’t really say what you’re trying to say Picture Quote #1

A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does Picture Quote #1

And at least in poetry you should feel free to lie. That is, not to lie, but to imagine what you want, to follow the direction of the poem Picture Quote #1

How does one happen to write a poem: where does it come from? That is the question asked by the psychologists or the geneticists of poetry Picture Quote #1

I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza Picture Quote #1

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I’ve never read a political poem that’s accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice Picture Quote #1

To declaim freedom verses seems like a poem within a poem; freedom requires guns, it requires arms, but no feet Picture Quote #1

With several different kinds of poetry to choose from, a man would decide that he would like best to be an epic poet, and he would set out, in conscious determination, on an epic poem Picture Quote #1

I shall try to write a poem that is about the moment but doesn’t betray things that are true to me as a poet Picture Quote #1

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Lyrics are very different. There is a clear line between that and a poem. Something that has been a source of great excitement and delight for me is this idea that I get to rhyme Picture Quote #1

Scientific understanding is often beautiful, a profoundly aesthetic experience which gives pleasure not unlike the reading of a great poem Picture Quote #1

If I wrote in a sonnet form, I would be distorting. Or if I had some great new idea for line breaks and I used it in a poem, but it’s really not right for that poem, but I wanted it, that would be distorting Picture Quote #1

This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal force Picture Quote #1

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That’s probably the most pretentious thing I’ve said Picture Quote #1

For me a poem has to sing out of itself and the lilt of it carries the magic Picture Quote #1

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It does not need that a poem should be long. Every word was once a poem. Every new relationship is a new word (Poem Quotes) The only gift is a portion of thyself... The poet brings his poem; the shepherd his lamb (Poem Quotes) In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull of the sentence as the pull of a fabric is governed by gravity (Poem Quotes) Every poem can be considered in two ways - as what the poet has to say, and as a thing which he makes (Poem Quotes) I love to compare different time frames. Poetry can evoke the time of the subject. By a very careful choice of words you can evoke an era, completely throw the poem into a different time scale (Poem Quotes) The poem in which the reader does not feel himself or herself a participant is a lecture, listened to from an uncomfortable chair, in a stuffy room, inside a building (Poem Quotes) Another famous poem focuses on the oneness of mankind, and is used to grace the entrance to the Hall of Nations of the UN building in New York with this call for breaking all barriers (Poem Quotes) The usual bad poem in somebody’s Collected Works is a learned, mannered, valued habit, a habit a little more careful than, and little emptier than, brushing one’s teeth (Poem Quotes) If silence is ever golden, it must be beside the graves of men, whose lives were more significant than speech, and whose death was a poem, the music of which can never be sung (Poem Quotes) With the absolute heart of the poem of life butchered out of their own bodies good to eat a thousand years (Poem Quotes) Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science (Poem Quotes) The world is a great poem, and the world’s the words it is writ in, and we souls the thoughts (Poem Quotes) When they ask me... How I have for so many years continued an equal interest in medicine and the poem. I reply that they amount for me to nearly the same thing (Poem Quotes) It’s always like you write a poem when you can’t really say what you’re trying to say (Poem Quotes) A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does (Poem Quotes) And at least in poetry you should feel free to lie. That is, not to lie, but to imagine what you want, to follow the direction of the poem (Poem Quotes) How does one happen to write a poem: where does it come from? That is the question asked by the psychologists or the geneticists of poetry (Poem Quotes) I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza (Poem Quotes) I’ve never read a political poem that’s accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants (Poem Quotes) 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 (Poem Quotes) Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice (Poem Quotes) To declaim freedom verses seems like a poem within a poem; freedom requires guns, it requires arms, but no feet (Poem Quotes) With several different kinds of poetry to choose from, a man would decide that he would like best to be an epic poet, and he would set out, in conscious determination, on an epic poem (Poem Quotes) I shall try to write a poem that is about the moment but doesn’t betray things that are true to me as a poet (Poem Quotes) Lyrics are very different. There is a clear line between that and a poem. Something that has been a source of great excitement and delight for me is this idea that I get to rhyme (Poem Quotes) Scientific understanding is often beautiful, a profoundly aesthetic experience which gives pleasure not unlike the reading of a great poem (Poem Quotes) If I wrote in a sonnet form, I would be distorting. Or if I had some great new idea for line breaks and I used it in a poem, but it’s really not right for that poem, but I wanted it, that would be distorting (Poem Quotes) This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal force (Poem Quotes) My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That’s probably the most pretentious thing I’ve said (Poem Quotes) For me a poem has to sing out of itself and the lilt of it carries the magic (Poem Quotes)

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