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The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry, all that he has learned about poetry, is only a partial assurance.

In my opinion, the most significant works of the twentieth century are those that rise beyond the conceptual tyranny of genre; they are, at the same time, poetry, criticism, narrative, drama, etc.

The idea that a poem was a made thing stayed with me, and I decided then that I wanted to be an artist, not just a diarist. So I put myself through a kind of apprenticeship in writing poetry, and I understood even then that my practice as a poet was deeply related to my reading.

Because, in fact, women, feminists, do read my poetry, and they read it often with the power of their political interpretation. I don't care; that's what poetry is supposed to do.

Every so often I find some poems that are too good for the readers of The Atlantic because they are a little too involved with the nature of poetry, as such.

Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a man's life if he has the weight and cares about the words.

I've written some poetry I don't understand myself.

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This quote humorously reflects the enigmatic or elusive nature of some of the speaker's own poetry, suggesting that there are instances where the meaning or intention behind their poetic creations remains unclear or elusive even to the poet themselves.

People want poetry. They need poetry. They get it.... -Mary Oliver

People want poetry. They need poetry. They get it. They don't want fancy work.

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This quote asserts that people have a desire and need for poetry in their lives, implying that they seek poetry for its ability to provide emotional resonance and genuine expression, rather than overly elaborate or superficial compositions.

One does not read a poem by Gwendolyn Brooks with hopes that it will grant him a career in engineering; he does so because poetry helps him see something in the world that he might not have seen before.

Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely ra... -Tahar Ben Jelloun

Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.

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This quote draws a parallel between genuine friendship and authentic poetry, highlighting their rarity and value, implying that both possess qualities of depth, beauty, and preciousness that make them highly cherished and sought-after.

Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that.

How can any one paint who cannot grade colors? How can any one write poetry who has not learnt to hear and see?

You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.

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This quote contrasts the language and style of political campaigning (poetry) with the practical realities of governance (prose), suggesting that while poetic rhetoric may be effective in winning support, the actual process of governing requires more pragmatic and concrete approaches.

Poetry and music are very good friends. Like mommies and daddies and strawberries and cream - they go together.

There is probably nothing wrong with art for art's sake if we take the phrase seriously, and not take it to mean the kind of poetry written in England forty years ago.

Poetry is a beautiful way of spoiling prose, and the laborious art of exchanging plain sense for harmony.

Poetry has the virtue of being able to say twice as much as prose in half the time, and the drawback, if you do not give it your full attention, of seeming to say half as much in twice the time.

It's always a combination of physics and poetry that I find inspiring. It's hard to wrap your head around things like the Hubble scope.

I think the novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by many rivers. The novel receives streams of science, philosophy, poetry and contains all of these; it's not simply telling a story.

Women who are inclined to write poetry at all are ... -Amy Clampitt

Women who are inclined to write poetry at all are inspired by being mad at something.

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This quote makes a generalization about women who write poetry, suggesting that their creative inclination often arises from a sense of discontent or anger with certain aspects of life or society, implying that poetry can be a means of expression and protest.

Art is a form of experience of the person, the place, the history of the people, and as black people, we are different. We hail from Africa to America, so the culture is mixed, from the African to the American. We can't drop that. It's reflected in the music, the dance, the poetry, and the art.

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

There have been two popular subjects for poetry in the last few decades: the Vietnam War and AIDS, about both of which almost all of us have felt deeply.

I don't look on poetry as closed works. I feel they're going on all the time in my head and I occasionally snip off a length.

In every culture, in every language, there is expressive play, expressive word play; there's language use to different purposes that we would call poetry.

Making poetry with a camera - that's the essence o... -Denis Villeneuve

Making poetry with a camera - that's the essence of what I do.

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This quote describes the speaker's artistic approach or creative philosophy. It suggests that the speaker's work, presumably as a photographer or filmmaker, involves capturing visual moments and compositions that embody the essence of poetry. It implies a deep connection between visual imagery and the evocative qualities of poetic expression.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

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This quote conveys the idea that even poetry with a calm or subdued demeanor can evoke and contain a powerful and exuberant sense of joy, indicating that the impact and intensity of poetry can transcend its outward appearance or tone.

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.

When I was a young man, I understood that poetry was two things - it was difficult to understand, but you could understand that the poet was miserable. So for a while there, I wrote poems that were hard to understand, even by me, but gave off whiffs of misery.

There's never been a culture without poetry in the... -Edward Hirsch

There's never been a culture without poetry in the history of the world.

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This quote asserts the universality of poetry, suggesting that every culture throughout history has had some form of poetry, emphasizing its enduring presence and significance in human civilization.

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