Who writes poetry imbibes honey from the poisoned lips of life. William Rose Benet on poetry
Music has a poetry of its own, and that poetry is called melody. Joshua Logan on poetry
Poetry is like making a joke. If you get one word wrong at the end of a joke, you've lost the whole thing. W. S. Merwin on poetry
I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat. Alfred Edward Housman on poetry
I wrote The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God in five hours, but I had it all planned out. It isn't poetry and it does not pretend to be, but it does what it sets out to do. J. Milton Hayes on poetry
I'm looking for a guy who makes you want to dance and write poetry all day long. Angela Sarafyan on poetry
Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language. Lucille Clifton on poetry
Some say they see poetry in my paintings I see only science. Georges Seurat on poetry
I didn't want to deal in poetry. I got rid of that after a few months. Tom Wesselmann on poetry
For me, poetry is always a search for order. Elizabeth Jennings on poetry
All good poetry is forged slowly and patiently, link by link, with sweat and blood and tears. Alfred Douglas on poetry
I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion. Zona Gale on poetry
For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ. Christopher Smart on poetry
Poetry asks people to have values, form opinions, care about some other part of experience besides making money and being successful on the job. Toi Derricotte on poetry
Poetry uses the hub of a torque converter for a jello mold. Diane Glancy on poetry
He fertilizes a phrase or a line of poetry for weeks and then gives birth to it in a speech. John Colville on poetry
I write poetry in order to live more fully. Judith Rodriguez on poetry
Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future. John F. Kennedy on politics
Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress but I repeat myself. Mark Twain on politics
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. Plato on politics