Poets Quotes

Science is for those who learn poetry for those who know.

Popular poets are the parish priests of the Muse retailing her ancient divinations to a long since converted public.

Of our conflicts with others we make rhetoric of our conflicts with ourselves we make poetry.

An art in which the artist by means of rhythm and great sincerity can convey to others the sentiment which he feels about life.

Poets aren't very useful because they aren't consumeful or very produceful.

Poetry is the opening and closing of a door leaving those who look through to guess what is seen during a moment.

Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land wanting to fly in the air.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

For me poetry is an evasion of the real job of writing prose.