“I think that the job of poetry, its political job, is to refresh the idea of justice, which is going dead in us all the time.”
— Robert Hass
Author: Robert Hass
Category: poetry
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I used to write sonnets and various
“I used to write sonnets and various things, and moved from there into writing prose, which, incidentally, is a lot more interesting than poetry, including the rhythms of prose.”
— Shelby Foote
Author: Shelby Foote
Category: poetry
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I love Sufism as I love beautiful
“I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.”
— Naguib Mahfouz
Author: Naguib Mahfouz
Category: poetry
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The romanticised life, where all the great
“The romanticised life, where all the great poetry and music and art of the world comes from, is great but it requires a lot of self-indulgence.”
— Laura Marling
Author: Laura Marling
Category: poetry
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My subject is War, and the pity
“My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity.”
— Wilfred Owen
Author: Wilfred Owen
Category: poetry
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Pain is filtered in a poem so
“Pain is filtered in a poem so that it becomes finally, in the end, pleasure.”
— Mark Strand
Author: Mark Strand
Category: poetry
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My films are an extension of my
“My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white page to be filled with images.”
— James Broughton
Author: James Broughton
Category: poetry
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The tradition of Russian literature is also
“The tradition of Russian literature is also an eastern tradition of learning poetry and prose by heart.”
— Ryszard Kapuscinski
Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski
Category: poetry
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I believe that all poetry is formal
“I believe that all poetry is formal in that it exists within limits, limits that are either inherited by tradition or limits that language itself imposes.”
— Mark Strand
Author: Mark Strand
Category: poetry
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Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow
“Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.”
— Carl Sandburg
Author: Carl Sandburg
Category: poetry
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One merit of poetry few persons will
“One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.”
— Voltaire
Author: Voltaire
Category: poetry
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