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Poem Quotes

A page with a poem on it is less attractive than a page with a poem on it and some tea stains Picture Quote #1

Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m sick of this poem, you probably are too Picture Quote #1

Poems, to me, do not come from ideas, they come from a series of images that you tuck away in the back of your brain. Little photographic snapshots. Then you get the major vision of the poem, which is like a giant magnet to which all these disparate little impressions fly and adhere, and there is the poem! Picture Quote #1

Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them Picture Quote #1

The reality of a poem is a very ghostly one. It suggests, it suggests, it suggests again Picture Quote #1

A book can teach you, a conversation can assure you, a poem can seduce you, a genius can inspire you but only you can save yourself Picture Quote #1

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I have been so very, very fortunate in my life. I’ve met or been in contact with several of my childhood heroes. I’ve interacted with people all over this planet, and even though I couldn’t possibly hope to remember all their names, I remember a photograph, a poem, a sound, a joke, kind words of encouragement. All is not lost Picture Quote #1

Poetry is not a silent art. The poem must perform, unaided, in its reader’s head Picture Quote #1

Every story, each poem that a person shares, each voice that speaks against menstrual taboo, inspires me Picture Quote #1

I’m not very good at praying, but what I experience when I’m writing a poem is close to prayer Picture Quote #1

And why should any man who writes, even if he writes things immortal, nurse anger at the world’s neglect? Who asked him to publish? Who promised him a hearing? Who has broken faith with him? Your poem, your novel, who bargained with you for it? Picture Quote #1

I pretty much drink a cup of coffee, write in my journal for a while, and then sit at a computer in my office and torture the keys. My one saving grace as a writer is that, if I’m having trouble with the novel I’m writing, I write something else, a poem or a short story. I try to avoid writer’s block by always writing something Picture Quote #1

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All girls should have a poem written for them even if we have to turn this goddamn world upside down to do it Picture Quote #1

All the translations of a poem in all possible languages may add nuance to nuance and, by a kind of mutual retouching, by correcting one another, may give an increasingly faithful picture of the poem they translate, yet they will never give the inner meaning of the original Picture Quote #1

The poem is not a thing we see; it is, rather, a light by which we may see Picture Quote #1

Poetry is not a silent art. The poem must perform, unaided, in its reader’s head. Educated readers give themselves a good performance. Educated listeners compare performance with text and with other performances. Good poets use the full resources of language Picture Quote #1

Have endless patterns and repetitions accompanying your thoughtlessness, as if to say let go of that other more linear story, with its beginning, middle, and end, with its transcendent end, let go, we are the poem, we have come miles of life, we have survived this far to tell you, go on, go on Picture Quote #1

In a time of destruction, create something: a poem, a parade, a community, a school, a vow, a moral principle; one peaceful moment Picture Quote #1

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I hope to go into a poem sober and come out a little drunk. And if I do then that’s a real poem Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you finish the poem, and that last piece clicks in place. Sometimes the poem is finished with you Picture Quote #1

I do think the author ought to be able to give a good reason for the way things are in his poem. Not a bad question to ask oneself Picture Quote #1

I’m not asking a poem to carry a lot of rocks in its pockets. Just being an ordinary observer and liver and feeler and letting the experience get through you onto the notebook with the pen, through the arm, out of the body, onto the page, without distortion Picture Quote #1

The poem in the head is always perfect. Resistance begins when you try to convert it into language Picture Quote #1

A elegantly executed proof is a poem in all but the form in which it is written Picture Quote #1

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I don’t know where a poem comes from until after I’ve lived with it a long time. I’ve a notion that a poem comes from absolutely everything that every happened to you Picture Quote #1

To a poet the mere making of a poem can seem to solve the problem of truth…but only a problem of art is solved in poetry Picture Quote #1

The success of the poem is determined not by how much the poet felt in writing it, but by how much the reader feels in reading it Picture Quote #1

I always tell students that writing a poem and publishing it are two quite separate things, and you should write what you have to write, and if you’re afraid it’s going to upset someone, don’t publish it Picture Quote #1

With fiction, you can talk about plot, character and narrative, whereas a poem brings home the fact that everything that happens in a work of literature happens in terms of language. And this is daunting stuff to deal with Picture Quote #1

To sing a song is quite different than to write a poem. I’m not and never will be a novelist, but to write a novel is not the same thing as writing a play. There is a difference in form, but essentially what you’re after is the same thing Picture Quote #1

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A page with a poem on it is less attractive than a page with a poem on it and some tea stains (Poem Quotes) Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m sick of this poem, you probably are too (Poem Quotes) Poems, to me, do not come from ideas, they come from a series of images that you tuck away in the back of your brain. Little photographic snapshots. Then you get the major vision of the poem, which is like a giant magnet to which all these disparate little impressions fly and adhere, and there is the poem! (Poem Quotes) Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them (Poem Quotes) The reality of a poem is a very ghostly one. It suggests, it suggests, it suggests again (Poem Quotes) A book can teach you, a conversation can assure you, a poem can seduce you, a genius can inspire you but only you can save yourself (Poem Quotes) I have been so very, very fortunate in my life. I’ve met or been in contact with several of my childhood heroes. I’ve interacted with people all over this planet, and even though I couldn’t possibly hope to remember all their names, I remember a photograph, a poem, a sound, a joke, kind words of encouragement. All is not lost (Poem Quotes) Poetry is not a silent art. The poem must perform, unaided, in its reader’s head (Poem Quotes) Every story, each poem that a person shares, each voice that speaks against menstrual taboo, inspires me (Poem Quotes) I’m not very good at praying, but what I experience when I’m writing a poem is close to prayer (Poem Quotes) And why should any man who writes, even if he writes things immortal, nurse anger at the world’s neglect? Who asked him to publish? Who promised him a hearing? Who has broken faith with him? Your poem, your novel, who bargained with you for it? (Poem Quotes) I pretty much drink a cup of coffee, write in my journal for a while, and then sit at a computer in my office and torture the keys. My one saving grace as a writer is that, if I’m having trouble with the novel I’m writing, I write something else, a poem or a short story. I try to avoid writer’s block by always writing something (Poem Quotes) All girls should have a poem written for them even if we have to turn this goddamn world upside down to do it (Poem Quotes) All the translations of a poem in all possible languages may add nuance to nuance and, by a kind of mutual retouching, by correcting one another, may give an increasingly faithful picture of the poem they translate, yet they will never give the inner meaning of the original (Poem Quotes) The poem is not a thing we see; it is, rather, a light by which we may see (Poem Quotes) Poetry is not a silent art. The poem must perform, unaided, in its reader’s head. Educated readers give themselves a good performance. Educated listeners compare performance with text and with other performances. Good poets use the full resources of language (Poem Quotes) Have endless patterns and repetitions accompanying your thoughtlessness, as if to say let go of that other more linear story, with its beginning, middle, and end, with its transcendent end, let go, we are the poem, we have come miles of life, we have survived this far to tell you, go on, go on (Poem Quotes) In a time of destruction, create something: a poem, a parade, a community, a school, a vow, a moral principle; one peaceful moment (Poem Quotes) I hope to go into a poem sober and come out a little drunk. And if I do then that’s a real poem (Poem Quotes) Sometimes you finish the poem, and that last piece clicks in place. Sometimes the poem is finished with you (Poem Quotes) I do think the author ought to be able to give a good reason for the way things are in his poem. Not a bad question to ask oneself (Poem Quotes) I’m not asking a poem to carry a lot of rocks in its pockets. Just being an ordinary observer and liver and feeler and letting the experience get through you onto the notebook with the pen, through the arm, out of the body, onto the page, without distortion (Poem Quotes) The poem in the head is always perfect. Resistance begins when you try to convert it into language (Poem Quotes) A elegantly executed proof is a poem in all but the form in which it is written (Poem Quotes) I don’t know where a poem comes from until after I’ve lived with it a long time. I’ve a notion that a poem comes from absolutely everything that every happened to you (Poem Quotes) To a poet the mere making of a poem can seem to solve the problem of truth…but only a problem of art is solved in poetry (Poem Quotes) The success of the poem is determined not by how much the poet felt in writing it, but by how much the reader feels in reading it (Poem Quotes) I always tell students that writing a poem and publishing it are two quite separate things, and you should write what you have to write, and if you’re afraid it’s going to upset someone, don’t publish it (Poem Quotes) With fiction, you can talk about plot, character and narrative, whereas a poem brings home the fact that everything that happens in a work of literature happens in terms of language. And this is daunting stuff to deal with (Poem Quotes) To sing a song is quite different than to write a poem. I’m not and never will be a novelist, but to write a novel is not the same thing as writing a play. There is a difference in form, but essentially what you’re after is the same thing (Poem Quotes)

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