“Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the color of the wind.”
— Maxwell Bodenheim
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I see a resurgence of interest in
“I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding.”
— Rita Dove
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Most people ignore most poetry because most
“Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.”
— Adrian Mitchell
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And at least in poetry you should
“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.”
— Mark Strand
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Poetry is but another form of inquiry
“Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools.”
— John Barton
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To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and
“To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.”
— John Ruskin
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Poetry is a succession of questions which
“Poetry is a succession of questions which the poet constantly poses.”
— Vicente Aleixandre
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Poetry and consumption are the most flattering
“Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases.”
— William Shenstone
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Many attempts have been made by writers
“Many attempts have been made by writers on art and poetry to define beauty in the abstract, to express it in the most general terms, to find some universal formula for it.”
— Walter Pater
Author: Walter Pater
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Since the printing press came into being,
“Since the printing press came into being, poetry has ceased to be the delight of the whole community of man; it has become the amusement and delight of the few.”
— John Masefield
Author: John Masefield
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Poetry is life distilled.
“Poetry is life distilled.”
— Gwendolyn Brooks
Author: Gwendolyn Brooks
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