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Poetry Quotes

Now more than ever, as the role of memory in our culture erodes at a faster pace than ever before, we need to cultivate our ability to remember. Our memories make us who we are. They are the seat of our values and source of our character. Competing to see who can memorize more pages of poetry might seem beside the point, but it’s about taking a stand against forgetfulness, and embracing primal capacities from which too many of us have became estrangedmemory training is not just for the sake of performing party tricks; it’s about nurturing something profoundly and essentially human Picture Quote #1

Now, to read poetry at all is to have an ideal anthology of one’s own, and in that possession to be incapable of content with the anthologies of all the world besides Picture Quote #1

Gradually I find that my whole soul is merging itself into this business of writing, and especially of writing poetry. I am going to try it; and am going to test, in the most rigid way I know, the awful question whether it is my vocation Picture Quote #1

There is poetry in fiction. If you cannot see it and feel it when you write, you need to step back and examine what you are doing wrong. If you have not figured out how to write a simple declarative sentence and make it sing with that poetry, you are not yet ready to write an entire book Picture Quote #1

Could we say that the short short is to other kinds of fiction somewhat as the lyric is to other kinds of poetry? The lyric does not seek meaning through extension, it accepts the enigmas of confinement. It strives for a rapid unity of impression, an experience rendered in its wink of immediacy. And so too with the short short 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

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When I really want to be soothed and reminded of why people bother to fiddle with sentences, I often read poetry Picture Quote #1

I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light 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

Against barbarity, poetry can resist only by confirming its attachment to human fragility like a blade of grass growing on a wall while armies march by Picture Quote #1

Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that will spur the artist to new heights if it does not cripple him or her Picture Quote #1

Radio is such a perfect medium for the transmission of poetry, primarily because there just is the voice, there’s no visual distraction Picture Quote #1

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There are interesting forms of difficulty, and there are unprofitable forms of difficulty. I mean, I enjoy some difficult poetry, but some of it is impenetrable and I actually wouldn’t want to penetrate it if I could, perhaps 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

I think of something quite different from a snapshot. I know of a lot of poems, some very fine ones, that are like snapshots, but I’m more interested in poetry that is like an endless film, long stories, things that weave together many different strands, like a big piece of cloth, not like a photograph Picture Quote #1

I don’t write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords Picture Quote #1

Sometimes poetry, it is incomprehensible. But we need incomprehensible stuff! It is very healthy to talk about incomprehensible things! It is very healthy! We need it! Picture Quote #1

Learn poetry by heart. If you know a poem by heart, no one can take it away from you, and you can take advantage of it anytime Picture Quote #1

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I entered a poem in a poetry contest around 1987, and the poem won and I received $1,000 for it. That made me realize that maybe what I was writing was worth reading to people. After that, for some reason, I turned to novels and I’ve written mainly novels ever since Picture Quote #1

You can be intuitive when you’ve got a more expansive role. You can get into the poetry of telling the story rather than just pushing buttons 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 wrote poetry, journals, and, especially, plays for the neighborhood kids to perform. I had an ordinary, happy childhood. Nothing much was going on, but I had fun Picture Quote #1

I think many people love poetry who don’t know they love it. People are sometimes afraid of poetry, or they’ve been introduced to poetry that doesn’t speak to them Picture Quote #1

Poetry is the most intimate of all writing. I want to speak first from me to myself and then from me to you Picture Quote #1

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Poetry’s always dead, you know? You don’t realize how good poetry is until 15 years later Picture Quote #1

I am often asked why I started to write poetry. The answer is that my motivation sprang from a visceral need to creatively articulate the experiences of the black youth of my generation, coming of age in a racist society Picture Quote #1

Poetry helps me understand who I am. It helps me understand the world around me. But above all, what poetry has taught me is the fact that I need to embrace mystery in order to be completely human Picture Quote #1

Poetry and prose are of equal importance to me as a reader, and there doesn’t seem to be much difference in my own writing Picture Quote #1

Oh, I wish I organized my books. But I don’t. I’m not an organized person. The best I can do is put the books I really like in one sort of general area, and poetry in another Picture Quote #1

I cannot speak for more than an hour exclusively about poetry. At that point, life itself takes over again Picture Quote #1

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Now more than ever, as the role of memory in our culture erodes at a faster pace than ever before, we need to cultivate our ability to remember. Our memories make us who we are. They are the seat of our values and source of our character. Competing to see who can memorize more pages of poetry might seem beside the point, but it’s about taking a stand against forgetfulness, and embracing primal capacities from which too many of us have became estrangedmemory training is not just for the sake of performing party tricks; it’s about nurturing something profoundly and essentially human (Poetry Quotes) Now, to read poetry at all is to have an ideal anthology of one’s own, and in that possession to be incapable of content with the anthologies of all the world besides (Poetry Quotes) Gradually I find that my whole soul is merging itself into this business of writing, and especially of writing poetry. I am going to try it; and am going to test, in the most rigid way I know, the awful question whether it is my vocation (Poetry Quotes) There is poetry in fiction. If you cannot see it and feel it when you write, you need to step back and examine what you are doing wrong. If you have not figured out how to write a simple declarative sentence and make it sing with that poetry, you are not yet ready to write an entire book (Poetry Quotes) Could we say that the short short is to other kinds of fiction somewhat as the lyric is to other kinds of poetry? The lyric does not seek meaning through extension, it accepts the enigmas of confinement. It strives for a rapid unity of impression, an experience rendered in its wink of immediacy. And so too with the short short (Poetry 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 (Poetry Quotes) When I really want to be soothed and reminded of why people bother to fiddle with sentences, I often read poetry (Poetry Quotes) I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light (Poetry Quotes) The importance of poetry is not measured, finally, by what the poet says but by how he says it (Poetry Quotes) Against barbarity, poetry can resist only by confirming its attachment to human fragility like a blade of grass growing on a wall while armies march by (Poetry Quotes) Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that will spur the artist to new heights if it does not cripple him or her (Poetry Quotes) Radio is such a perfect medium for the transmission of poetry, primarily because there just is the voice, there’s no visual distraction (Poetry Quotes) There are interesting forms of difficulty, and there are unprofitable forms of difficulty. I mean, I enjoy some difficult poetry, but some of it is impenetrable and I actually wouldn’t want to penetrate it if I could, perhaps (Poetry 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 (Poetry Quotes) I think of something quite different from a snapshot. I know of a lot of poems, some very fine ones, that are like snapshots, but I’m more interested in poetry that is like an endless film, long stories, things that weave together many different strands, like a big piece of cloth, not like a photograph (Poetry Quotes) I don’t write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords (Poetry Quotes) Sometimes poetry, it is incomprehensible. But we need incomprehensible stuff! It is very healthy to talk about incomprehensible things! It is very healthy! We need it! (Poetry Quotes) Learn poetry by heart. If you know a poem by heart, no one can take it away from you, and you can take advantage of it anytime (Poetry Quotes) I entered a poem in a poetry contest around 1987, and the poem won and I received $1,000 for it. That made me realize that maybe what I was writing was worth reading to people. After that, for some reason, I turned to novels and I’ve written mainly novels ever since (Poetry Quotes) You can be intuitive when you’ve got a more expansive role. You can get into the poetry of telling the story rather than just pushing buttons (Poetry 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 (Poetry Quotes) I wrote poetry, journals, and, especially, plays for the neighborhood kids to perform. I had an ordinary, happy childhood. Nothing much was going on, but I had fun (Poetry Quotes) I think many people love poetry who don’t know they love it. People are sometimes afraid of poetry, or they’ve been introduced to poetry that doesn’t speak to them (Poetry Quotes) Poetry is the most intimate of all writing. I want to speak first from me to myself and then from me to you (Poetry Quotes) Poetry’s always dead, you know? You don’t realize how good poetry is until 15 years later (Poetry Quotes) I am often asked why I started to write poetry. The answer is that my motivation sprang from a visceral need to creatively articulate the experiences of the black youth of my generation, coming of age in a racist society (Poetry Quotes) Poetry helps me understand who I am. It helps me understand the world around me. But above all, what poetry has taught me is the fact that I need to embrace mystery in order to be completely human (Poetry Quotes) Poetry and prose are of equal importance to me as a reader, and there doesn’t seem to be much difference in my own writing (Poetry Quotes) Oh, I wish I organized my books. But I don’t. I’m not an organized person. The best I can do is put the books I really like in one sort of general area, and poetry in another (Poetry Quotes) I cannot speak for more than an hour exclusively about poetry. At that point, life itself takes over again (Poetry Quotes)

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