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Poet 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 Picture Quote #1

I don’t try to call myself a poet. But I know that my stuff is pretty literal, in that the themes are pretty simple and on the surface Picture Quote #1

I’m a failed poet. Reading poetry helps me to see the world differently, and I try to infuse my prose with figurative language, which goes against the trend in fiction 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

For me, music is sort of my passion, more so than being an actor. I just never tried to make a career as a musician. It was just something that I did on my own time, just for me. I had written a lot of songs, but I don’t really record a lot of music because, for me, it’s the same way as a poet: I write to get things out. It’s sort of cathartic Picture Quote #1

The poet is an untier of knots, and love without words is a knot, and it drowns Picture Quote #1

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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet Picture Quote #1

I’ve often said that all poetry is political. This is because real poems deal with a human response to reality and politics is part of reality, history in the making. Even if a poet writes about sitting in a glass house drinking tea, it reflects politics Picture Quote #1

The importance of poetry is not measured, finally, by what the poet says but by how he says it Picture Quote #1

The interesting thing is that you don’t often meet a poet who doesn’t have a sense of humour, and some of them do keep it out of their poems because they’re afraid of being seen as light versifiers Picture Quote #1

At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet Picture Quote #1

How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That’s why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that’s probably true Picture Quote #1

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I can’t believe there is a poet who hasn’t eagerly put down a word one day, only to erase it the next day deciding it was sheer lunacy. It’s part of the process of selection Picture Quote #1

I did literature at university, so I had a real relationship with poetry, but they don’t make many films about the world of a poet Picture Quote #1

I became an electrician after high school. But I always had this thing in me to write. But it was always a little shameful. To say you were a poet was saying you were kind of crazy, and I carried that around for a long time. I still kind of carry that. And I think it might be true, actually Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be a poet when I was 20; I had no interest in fiction or biography and precious little interest in history, but those three elements in my life have become the most important Picture Quote #1

Don’t saddle me with your ideals, and spare me all your guilt. For a poet with all the answers, has never yet been built Picture Quote #1

Perhaps no poet is a conscious plagiarist, but there seems to be warrant for suspecting that there is no poet who is not at one time or another an unconscious one Picture Quote #1

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I’m fighting against the bad poet who is prone to using too many words Picture Quote #1

When a poet digs himself into a hole, he doesn’t climb out. He digs deeper, enjoys the scenery, and comes out the other side enlightened Picture Quote #1

I believe that it is important for the artist, painter, poet, dancer, etc. to keep in mind that it is the art that drives the art world and not the other way around. Artists and other people of intelligence have the power to bring deeper content to our culture Picture Quote #1

A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains Picture Quote #1

Campion is a poet who knows that what a poet sees is nothing without a mixture of formal prowess and emotional insight Picture Quote #1

Sad is his lot, who, once at least in his life, has not been a poet Picture Quote #1

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Ego cannot bring anything extraordinary into the world; the extraordinary comes only through egolessness. And so is the case with the musician and the poet and the dancer. So is the case with everybody Picture Quote #1

The poet, the painter, the sculptor, the musican, the architect, seek each to concentrate this radiance of the world on one point, and each in his several work to satisfy the love of beauty which stimulates him to produce Picture Quote #1

For a poet is a light and winged thing, and holy, and never able to compose until he has become inspired, and is beside himself, and reason is no longer in him Picture Quote #1

Although the poet has as wide a choice of subjects as the painter, his creations fail to afford as much satisfaction to mankind as do paintings... if the poet serves the understanding by way of the ear, the painter does so by the eye, which is the nobler sense Picture Quote #1

Just as a musician loves music and not nightingales, and a poet loves poetry and not sunsets, a painter is not primarily a person who responds to figures and landscapes. He is primarily one who loves pictures Picture Quote #1

Those who perceive in themselves... the artistic vocation as poet, writer, sculptor, painter, musician, and actor feel at the same time an obligation not to waste this talent but to develop it, in order to put it to service of their neighbour and the humanity as a whole Picture Quote #1

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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 (Poet Quotes) I don’t try to call myself a poet. But I know that my stuff is pretty literal, in that the themes are pretty simple and on the surface (Poet Quotes) I’m a failed poet. Reading poetry helps me to see the world differently, and I try to infuse my prose with figurative language, which goes against the trend in fiction (Poet 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 (Poet Quotes) For me, music is sort of my passion, more so than being an actor. I just never tried to make a career as a musician. It was just something that I did on my own time, just for me. I had written a lot of songs, but I don’t really record a lot of music because, for me, it’s the same way as a poet: I write to get things out. It’s sort of cathartic (Poet Quotes) The poet is an untier of knots, and love without words is a knot, and it drowns (Poet Quotes) The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet (Poet Quotes) I’ve often said that all poetry is political. This is because real poems deal with a human response to reality and politics is part of reality, history in the making. Even if a poet writes about sitting in a glass house drinking tea, it reflects politics (Poet Quotes) The importance of poetry is not measured, finally, by what the poet says but by how he says it (Poet Quotes) The interesting thing is that you don’t often meet a poet who doesn’t have a sense of humour, and some of them do keep it out of their poems because they’re afraid of being seen as light versifiers (Poet Quotes) At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet (Poet Quotes) How much money you get, depends on lots of extraneous things. It depends on how good you are at turning poetry into a marketable product, which is something it was never supposed to be. That’s why many people suppose that the better the poet you are the lower your income should be, and that’s probably true (Poet Quotes) I can’t believe there is a poet who hasn’t eagerly put down a word one day, only to erase it the next day deciding it was sheer lunacy. It’s part of the process of selection (Poet Quotes) I did literature at university, so I had a real relationship with poetry, but they don’t make many films about the world of a poet (Poet Quotes) I became an electrician after high school. But I always had this thing in me to write. But it was always a little shameful. To say you were a poet was saying you were kind of crazy, and I carried that around for a long time. I still kind of carry that. And I think it might be true, actually (Poet Quotes) I wanted to be a poet when I was 20; I had no interest in fiction or biography and precious little interest in history, but those three elements in my life have become the most important (Poet Quotes) Don’t saddle me with your ideals, and spare me all your guilt. For a poet with all the answers, has never yet been built (Poet Quotes) Perhaps no poet is a conscious plagiarist, but there seems to be warrant for suspecting that there is no poet who is not at one time or another an unconscious one (Poet Quotes) I’m fighting against the bad poet who is prone to using too many words (Poet Quotes) When a poet digs himself into a hole, he doesn’t climb out. He digs deeper, enjoys the scenery, and comes out the other side enlightened (Poet Quotes) I believe that it is important for the artist, painter, poet, dancer, etc. to keep in mind that it is the art that drives the art world and not the other way around. Artists and other people of intelligence have the power to bring deeper content to our culture (Poet Quotes) A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains (Poet Quotes) Campion is a poet who knows that what a poet sees is nothing without a mixture of formal prowess and emotional insight (Poet Quotes) Sad is his lot, who, once at least in his life, has not been a poet (Poet Quotes) Ego cannot bring anything extraordinary into the world; the extraordinary comes only through egolessness. And so is the case with the musician and the poet and the dancer. So is the case with everybody (Poet Quotes) The poet, the painter, the sculptor, the musican, the architect, seek each to concentrate this radiance of the world on one point, and each in his several work to satisfy the love of beauty which stimulates him to produce (Poet Quotes) For a poet is a light and winged thing, and holy, and never able to compose until he has become inspired, and is beside himself, and reason is no longer in him (Poet Quotes) Although the poet has as wide a choice of subjects as the painter, his creations fail to afford as much satisfaction to mankind as do paintings... if the poet serves the understanding by way of the ear, the painter does so by the eye, which is the nobler sense (Poet Quotes) Just as a musician loves music and not nightingales, and a poet loves poetry and not sunsets, a painter is not primarily a person who responds to figures and landscapes. He is primarily one who loves pictures (Poet Quotes) Those who perceive in themselves... the artistic vocation as poet, writer, sculptor, painter, musician, and actor feel at the same time an obligation not to waste this talent but to develop it, in order to put it to service of their neighbour and the humanity as a whole (Poet Quotes)

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