“For while the subjects of poetry are few and recurrent, the moods of man are infinitely various and unstable. It is the same in all arts.”
— John Drinkwater
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Let me read you some of my
“Let me read you some of my poetry. My poetry just takes me to another level.”
— Rick Fox
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For there is a sound reasoning upon
“For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ.”
— Christopher Smart
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And how can poetry stand up against
“And how can poetry stand up against its new conditions? Its position is perfectly precarious.”
— John C. Ransom
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Science is for those who learn, poetry
“Science is for those who learn, poetry is for those who know.”
— Joseph Roux
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Poetry being the sign of that which
“Poetry being the sign of that which all men desire, even though the desire be unconscious, intensity of life or completeness of experience, the universality of its appeal is a matter of course.”
— John Drinkwater
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There are men who can write poetry,
“There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write.”
— Henry R. Luce
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Who writes poetry imbibes honey from the
“Who writes poetry imbibes honey from the poisoned lips of life.”
— William Rose Benet
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What she did was to open our
“What she did was to open our eyes to details of country life such as teaching us names of wild flowers and getting us to draw and paint and learn poetry.”
— Laurie Lee
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The subject of Finnish poetry ought to
“The subject of Finnish poetry ought to have a special interest for the Japanese student, if only for the reason that Finnish poetry comes more closely in many respects to Japanese poetry than any other form of Western poetry.”
— Lafcadio Hearn
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Poetry is just the evidence of life.
“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.”
— Leonard Cohen
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