Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people. Adrian Mitchell
Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first, then read it. Performance is more provocative. Adrian Mitchell
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
I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories. Bobby McFerrin
If a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act. A. E. Housman
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
I have always written poetry but I have never applied it to songwriting. Janine Turner
We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine. Jack Prelutsky
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
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
I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read. Jack Prelutsky
Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career. Jack Prelutsky
Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves. Jack Prelutsky
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
There is a wonderful Hungarian literature, especially in lyric poetry. Gyorgy Ligeti
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
I don't like poetry that just slaps violent words on a canvas, as it were. Anne Stevenson
I have always made my own rules, in poetry as in life - though I have tried of late to cooperate more with my family. I do, however, believe that without order or pattern poetry is useless. Anne Stevenson
I'm not really quiet or shy. Ask any of my friends! But I always ground my poetry in life itself. Poetry is an art of language, though, so I am always aware of every word's meaning, or multiple meanings. Anne Stevenson
Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry. Anne Stevenson