850 private quotes tagged poetry

“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

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“You can find poetry in your everyday life, your memory, in what people say on the bus, in the news, or just what's in your heart.” — Carol Ann Duffy

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“Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is life's true mirror. But a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for Socrates.” — Franz Grillparzer

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“So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders.” — June Jordan

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“I think poetry can help children deal with the other subjects on the curriculum by enabling them to see a subject in a new way.” — Carol Ann Duffy

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“I don't think rap really fits in to 'American Idol' in the sense that I believe rap is an art form in itself more akin to poetry, more akin to drama, if you will.” — Nigel Lythgoe

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“I think we fool ourselves and really negate a great deal of history if we think that the oral history of poetry is shorter than the written history of poetry. It's not true. Poetry has a longer oral tradition than it does written.” — Saul Williams

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“Poetry is life distilled.” — Gwendolyn Brooks

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“Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.” — Anne Stevenson

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“Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.” — Walter Jon Williams

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“Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people.” — Macklemore

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“The first function of poetry is to tell the truth, to learn how to do that, to find out what you really feel and what you really think.” — June Jordan

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“And my father was a comic. He could play any musical instrument. He loved to perform. He was a wonderfully comedic character. He had the ability to dance and sing and charm and analyze poetry.” — Lynn Johnston

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“It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal.” — Carol Ann Duffy

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“I was always making up rhymes. But I never thought that poetry would become my life.” — Saul Williams

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“More people than ever are slowly but surely turning their ears toward poetry.” — Saul Williams

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“On the other hand, if there's an underlying core of poetry that I go to, I go to the sea. I've lived on the sea all my life. I live on the sea in Cape Breton.” — Richard Serra

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“Poetry and prayer are very similar.” — Carol Ann Duffy

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“America was based on a poetic vision. What will happen when it loses its poetry?” — Azar Nafisi

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“I've done a number of readings at poetry lounges in Vancouver and Los Angeles. I've compiled a book of poetry that's completed, and two others I'm working on.” — Corin Nemec

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“If you don't mark your successes, the day your ship comes in could be just another day at the office, and there's no poetry in that.” — Glen Hansard

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“Rap is rhythm and poetry. Hip-hop is storytelling and poetry as well.” — Ajay Naidu

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“I don't think it's always good to read lots of poetry.” — Amber Tamblyn

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“Children can write poetry and then, unless they're poets, they stop when reach puberty.” — Dennis Potter

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“I see people who talk about America, and then undermine it by not paying attention to its soul, to its poetry. I see polarization, reductionism and superficiality.” — Azar Nafisi

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