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Poetry Quotes

Bottom line, I have to follow what my soul says, or my spirit. And my spirit said that poetry and the arts should be without borders, should be without political borders Picture Quote #1

Thanks partly to the kind of poets that we now have and partly to funding, there’s been a gigantic shift in the way poetry is perceived... Poems on the Underground, poets in schools, football clubs, zoos Picture Quote #1

I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I make no apologies. The U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins thought I had demeaned myself by writing poetry for Hallmark Cards, but I am the people’s poet so I write for the people Picture Quote #1

Rap and spoken word have reawakened the country to poetry in itself. Texting and Twitter encourage creative uses of casual language, in ways I have celebrated widely. But we’ve fallen behind on savoring the formal layer of our language Picture Quote #1

I have found myself writing poetry shortly after I retired. Which I hadn’t done in forty years Picture Quote #1

Growing up, I think I always had a sense of art: a sense that there was poetry in the world. I didn’t know where I was going to find it. I didn’t know where I was going to fit in, that was for sure. But I kept moving forward. There wasn’t a future in anything other than movement Picture Quote #1

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The founding father of Albanian literature is the nineteenth-century writer Naim Frasheri. Without having the greatness of Dante or Shakespeare, he is nonetheless the founder, the emblematic character. He wrote long epic poems, as well as lyrical poetry, to awaken the national consciousness of Albania Picture Quote #1

San Diego shaped me a lot. The visual landscapes, the emotional panoramas, the teachers and mentors I had from the third grade through San Diego High - it’s all a big part of the poetry fountain that I continue to drink from Picture Quote #1

Actually, I didn’t study photography at first. I went to school for painting my first year, poetry my second year, graphic design my third and fourth year, and photography my fifth Picture Quote #1

He was in the frame of mind when a weaker man would have started writing poetry Picture Quote #1

You put yourself in the receptive frame of mind with which we approach music or poetry, which you can measure the difference on a neurological scanner 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

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I started wanting desperately to say something, to make a point, to be heard - and I still feel that way. Free verse served me best when I embarked on poetry Picture Quote #1

When I am writing fiction, I believe I am much better organized, more methodical - one has to be when writing a novel. Writing poetry is a state of free float Picture Quote #1

Let’s be honest - Bill Murray was onto something when he laughed at Andie MacDowell’s degree in 19th century French poetry in ‘Groundhog Day’ Picture Quote #1

How many really great writers are there who are totally non-political? You can hear the French Revolution in the poetry of [Percy Bysshe] Shelly and [John] Wordsworth; you can sense the vast inequalities of Tsarist Russia in [Anton] Chekhov and [Lev] Tolstoy Picture Quote #1

Poetry is a fresh morning spider-web telling a story of moonlit hours of weaving and waiting during a night Picture Quote #1

It’s hot tonight and half the neighborhood is drunk. the other half is dead. if I have any advice about writing poetry it’s - don’t. I’m going to send out for some fried chicken Picture Quote #1

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One should always be drunk. That’s all that matters...But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose. But get drunk Picture Quote #1

What’s the function of poetry? It’s to express general truths, to connect with the reader and make him think: ‘Wow, I’ve experienced that, but you’ve expressed it so much better.’ Picture Quote #1

America’s liberal arts universities have long been safe zones for leftist thinking, protected ivory towers for the pseudo-elite who earn their livings writing papers nobody reads about gender roles in the poetry of Maya Angelou Picture Quote #1

On the subject of literary genres, I’ve always felt that my response to poetry is inadequate. I’d love to be the kind of person that drifts off into the garden with a slim volume of Elizabethan verse or a sheaf of haikus, but my passion is story Picture Quote #1

And, I mean, I think poetry does need to be met to some extent, especially, I guess, 19th century poetry, and for me, it’s just been so worth the effort. It’s like I’m planting a garden in my head Picture Quote #1

I heard Nirvana, and discovered that songs could be like poetry, but a little bit more refined: you didn’t have to have 20 verses to get your point across Picture Quote #1

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Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow Picture Quote #1

We are looking to brands for poetry and for spirituality, because we’re not getting those things from our communities or from each other Picture Quote #1

Poetry gives us courage and sets us straight with the world. Poems are great companions and friends Picture Quote #1

I like poetry when I don’t quite understand why I like it. Poetry isn’t just a question of wrapping something up and giving it to someone else to unwrap. It just doesn’t work like that Picture Quote #1

Poetry, I feel, is a tyrannical discipline. You’ve got to go so far so fast in such a small space; you’ve got to burn away all the peripherals Picture Quote #1

It’s as serious as anyone ever gets, you know. It’s just words. It’s just good poetry Picture Quote #1

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Bottom line, I have to follow what my soul says, or my spirit. And my spirit said that poetry and the arts should be without borders, should be without political borders. (Poetry Quotes) Thanks partly to the kind of poets that we now have and partly to funding, there’s been a gigantic shift in the way poetry is perceived... Poems on the Underground, poets in schools, football clubs, zoos. (Poetry Quotes) I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I make no apologies. The U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins thought I had demeaned myself by writing poetry for Hallmark Cards, but I am the people’s poet so I write for the people. (Poetry Quotes) Rap and spoken word have reawakened the country to poetry in itself. Texting and Twitter encourage creative uses of casual language, in ways I have celebrated widely. But we’ve fallen behind on savoring the formal layer of our language. (Poetry Quotes) I have found myself writing poetry shortly after I retired. Which I hadn’t done in forty years. (Poetry Quotes) Growing up, I think I always had a sense of art: a sense that there was poetry in the world. I didn’t know where I was going to find it. I didn’t know where I was going to fit in, that was for sure. But I kept moving forward. There wasn’t a future in anything other than movement. (Poetry Quotes) The founding father of Albanian literature is the nineteenth-century writer Naim Frasheri. Without having the greatness of Dante or Shakespeare, he is nonetheless the founder, the emblematic character. He wrote long epic poems, as well as lyrical poetry, to awaken the national consciousness of Albania. (Poetry Quotes) San Diego shaped me a lot. The visual landscapes, the emotional panoramas, the teachers and mentors I had from the third grade through San Diego High - it’s all a big part of the poetry fountain that I continue to drink from. (Poetry Quotes) Actually, I didn’t study photography at first. I went to school for painting my first year, poetry my second year, graphic design my third and fourth year, and photography my fifth. (Poetry Quotes) He was in the frame of mind when a weaker man would have started writing poetry (Poetry Quotes) You put yourself in the receptive frame of mind with which we approach music or poetry, which you can measure the difference on a neurological scanner. (Poetry 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. (Poetry Quotes) I started wanting desperately to say something, to make a point, to be heard - and I still feel that way. Free verse served me best when I embarked on poetry. (Poetry Quotes) When I am writing fiction, I believe I am much better organized, more methodical - one has to be when writing a novel. Writing poetry is a state of free float. (Poetry Quotes) Let’s be honest - Bill Murray was onto something when he laughed at Andie MacDowell’s degree in 19th century French poetry in ‘Groundhog Day’ (Poetry Quotes) How many really great writers are there who are totally non-political? You can hear the French Revolution in the poetry of [Percy Bysshe] Shelly and [John] Wordsworth; you can sense the vast inequalities of Tsarist Russia in [Anton] Chekhov and [Lev] Tolstoy. (Poetry Quotes) Poetry is a fresh morning spider-web telling a story of moonlit hours of weaving and waiting during a night. (Poetry Quotes) It’s hot tonight and half the neighborhood is drunk. the other half is dead. if I have any advice about writing poetry it’s - don’t. I’m going to send out for some fried chicken. (Poetry Quotes) One should always be drunk. That’s all that matters...But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose. But get drunk. (Poetry Quotes) What’s the function of poetry? It’s to express general truths, to connect with the reader and make him think: ‘Wow, I’ve experienced that, but you’ve expressed it so much better.’ (Poetry Quotes) America’s liberal arts universities have long been safe zones for leftist thinking, protected ivory towers for the pseudo-elite who earn their livings writing papers nobody reads about gender roles in the poetry of Maya Angelou. (Poetry Quotes) On the subject of literary genres, I’ve always felt that my response to poetry is inadequate. I’d love to be the kind of person that drifts off into the garden with a slim volume of Elizabethan verse or a sheaf of haikus, but my passion is story. (Poetry Quotes) And, I mean, I think poetry does need to be met to some extent, especially, I guess, 19th century poetry, and for me, it’s just been so worth the effort. It’s like I’m planting a garden in my head. (Poetry Quotes) I heard Nirvana, and discovered that songs could be like poetry, but a little bit more refined: you didn’t have to have 20 verses to get your point across. (Poetry Quotes) Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow. (Poetry Quotes) We are looking to brands for poetry and for spirituality, because we’re not getting those things from our communities or from each other. (Poetry Quotes) Poetry gives us courage and sets us straight with the world. Poems are great companions and friends. (Poetry Quotes) I like poetry when I don’t quite understand why I like it. Poetry isn’t just a question of wrapping something up and giving it to someone else to unwrap. It just doesn’t work like that. (Poetry Quotes) Poetry, I feel, is a tyrannical discipline. You’ve got to go so far so fast in such a small space; you’ve got to burn away all the peripherals. (Poetry Quotes) It’s as serious as anyone ever gets, you know. It’s just words. It’s just good poetry. (Poetry Quotes)

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