Quotes About Inspiration

If we ask a vague question, such as, 'What is poetry?' we expect a vague answer, such as, 'Poetry is the music of words,' or 'Poetry is the linguistic correction of disorder.'

I come here to speak poetry. It will always be in the grass. It will also be necessary to bend down to hear it. It will always be too simple to be discussed in assemblies.

Poetry is a sky dark with a wild-duck migration.

You can't write poetry on the computer.

There is a majesty and mystery in nature, take her as you will. The essence of poetry comes breathing to a mind that feels from every province of her empire.

Everyone of them words rang true and glowed like burning coal, pouring off every page like it was written in my soul from me to you.

The essence of poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights.

Sometimes only poetry can say it. I think there's just this deeper language, and away of putting your world back together again and breaking through barriers.

I want people to bow as they see me and say he is gifted with poetry, he has seen the presence of the creator.

For me, poetry has no point in existing if it's not to be a prompt or aid to political and ethical change.

I've learned about marrying poetry and prose and making both accessible.

For me, poetry is a way of thinking, and like many poets, I'm driven by the idea of trying to find the impossible, perfect words: the words that will hold my subject.

I used to do poetry and write stories and stuff - I never really had anybody standing over my shoulder, like, "What did you write? Let me hear it." I hate that type of stuff.

They say poets write mostly for themselves; if anyone else likes it, well and good, if not, it doesn't matter; certainly, not to me.

A perfect poem is impossible. Once it had been written, the world would end. Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.

Those who are not very concerned with art want poems or pictures to record for them something they already know - as one might want a picture of a place he loves.

You have to give your art everything you can - I don't mean only writing, but studying other poets and poetics, thinking, reading what poets have written other than their poetry.

Perhaps no person can be a poet, or can even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind.

Poetry must speak of others, in order to speak for the poet's imagination, in order to speak of itself; it is slowed down by poetics after its flight is over.

Poetry is not a luxury.

It is difficult to get the news from poetry, yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.

To fine that light within--that's the genius of poetry.

A lot of innovation in language comes from poetry.

Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.