I believe that the short story is as different a form from the novel as poetry is, and the best stories seem to me to be perhaps closer in spirit to poetry than to novels. Tobias Wolff on poetry
Poetry teaches us music, metaphor, condensation and specificity. Walter Mosley on poetry
But it is the province of religion, of philosophy, of pure poetry only, to go beyond life, beyond time, into eternity. Alfred de Vigny on poetry
Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people. Adrian Mitchell on poetry
Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first, then read it. Performance is more provocative. Adrian Mitchell on poetry
I do not see how a man can work on the frontiers of physics and write poetry at the same time. They are in opposition. Paul Dirac on poetry
I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories. Bobby McFerrin on poetry
If a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act. A. E. Housman on poetry
So now I have a collection of poetry by Aaron Neville and I give it to people I want to share it with. I'd like to publish it someday. Aaron Neville on poetry
I have always written poetry but I have never applied it to songwriting. Janine Turner on poetry
We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine. Jack Prelutsky on poetry
Poetry seems to sink into us the way prose doesn't. I can still quote verses I learned when I was very young, but I have trouble remembering one line of a novel I just finished reading. Jack Prelutsky on poetry
Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it. Jack Prelutsky on poetry
I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read. Jack Prelutsky on poetry
Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career. Jack Prelutsky on poetry
Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves. Jack Prelutsky on poetry
That is what I did with Jack, and that's why he liked to do the readings with me because he knew I was there for him, and for our ability to blend the poetry and the music. David Amram on poetry
There is a wonderful Hungarian literature, especially in lyric poetry. Gyorgy Ligeti on poetry
I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was for six years wonderfully productive of poetry and then ended in tragedy. Anne Stevenson on poetry
I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were. Anne Stevenson on poetry