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Some people swear by writing courses, but whether ... -Robert Morgan

Some people swear by writing courses, but whether it really helps American poetry, I have doubts.

And there are a lot more people reading poetry, but there are not so many people reading an individual poet.

In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and... -John Barton

In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change.

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This quote refers to historical forms of poetry, specifically mentioning spells and chants, which were believed to possess a transformative or influential power, suggesting the historical role of poetry in rituals or as a means of invoking change.

Poetry is life distilled.

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This quote metaphorically presents poetry as a concentrated essence or distillation of life. It suggests that poetry captures and crystallizes the essence of human experience, emotions, and observations, presenting them in a condensed and intensified form, allowing readers to connect with the depth and beauty of existence.

The importance of poetry is not measured, finally,... -Mahmoud Darwish

The importance of poetry is not measured, finally, by what the poet says but by how he says it.

One of my greatest joys is poetry. I read it almost every day, and I've even taken a stab at writing some of my own. A poem I wrote for my mother when she was dying really helped me get through that hard time.

The mystical poetry of William Blake's artwork als... -Bruce Dickinson

The mystical poetry of William Blake's artwork also forms the basis for the album cover.

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This quote suggests that the mystical themes explored in William Blake's poetry have influenced the design or visual representation of an album cover, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of artistic expression.

Poetry proceeds from the totality of man, sense, imagination, intellect, love, desire, instinct, blood and spirit together.

I aspire to a poetry of great formal integrity, deep passion and high intellect, and I have many models for how to do that.

I owe my discovery of the Hot Club of Cowtown to Kinky Friedman, leader of the Texas Jewboys. When I saw that Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys were headlining the 2003 Santa Clarita Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival, I thought it my duty to check out the band that had inspired the Texas Jewboys.

Science fiction, outside of poetry, is the only literary field which has no limits, no parameters whatsoever.

There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry.

Daydreaming is one of the key sources of poetry - a poem often starts as a daydream that finds its way into language - and walking seems to bring a different sort of alertness, an associative kind of thinking, a drifting state of mind.

Coming from a very inarticulate family made me try to speak for those who can't express themselves and created a need for articulation at its most ceremonial - poetry.

I'm a lousy writer, and it shows when I try to wri... -C418

I'm a lousy writer, and it shows when I try to write poetry.

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This quote humorously suggests that the speaker perceives themselves as a poor writer and believes that this deficiency becomes evident when they attempt to write poetry, indicating a lack of confidence or self-criticism in their poetic abilities.

Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldn't call my... -David Duchovny

Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldn't call myself a poet.

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This quote implies that the speaker continues to engage in the act of writing poetry, but they do not identify or label themselves as a poet, potentially indicating a degree of modesty or self-perception in their creative pursuits.

I have been enlightened. I have fallen into poetry... -Keith Haring

I have been enlightened. I have fallen into poetry and it has swallowed me up.

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This quote describes the speaker's transformative experience with poetry. It suggests that the speaker has undergone a profound revelation or awakening, becoming deeply immersed in the world of poetry. It implies that poetry has had a powerful and all-consuming impact on the speaker's life and perspective.

I didn't start writing songs, honestly, until I started making my album. I was always doing poetry, but I never thought I could write songs. I discouraged myself and thought it was so hard. But starting this process and learning just what it is to be a songwriter and performer taught me that you don't have to feel discouraged about anything.

If you have so earth-creeping a mind that it cannot lift itself up to look to the sky of poetry... thus much curse I must send you, in the behalf of all poets, that while you live, you live in love, and never get favour for lacking skill of a sonnet; and, when you die, your memory die from the earth for want of an epitaph.

Poetry lies its way to the truth.

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This quote implies that poetry, through its imaginative and metaphorical language, has the ability to convey truths or deeper insights that may not be easily captured through direct or literal means of expression, suggesting that poetry accesses or reveals truths through its unique use of language and artistic devices.

Every single soul is a poem.

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This quote metaphorically asserts that each individual possesses a unique story, essence, and beauty, akin to a poem. It implies that the depth, complexity, and expressive potential of the human soul are comparable to the qualities found in poetry. It underscores the inherent poetic nature of human existence.

In a meadow full of flowers, you cannot walk through and breathe those smells and see all those colors and remain angry. We have to support the beauty, the poetry, of life.

Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.

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This quote suggests that poetry, with its emotional and imaginative power, has the capacity to provide solace, restoration, and healing in the face of rationality and logic, which can sometimes leave emotional wounds. It highlights the therapeutic potential of poetry in addressing and reconciling the inherent conflicts between reason and emotion.

One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music.

I believe the death of Bobby Kennedy was in many ways the death of decency in America. I think it was the death of manners and formality, the death of poetry and the death of a dream.

It is a happy thing that there is no royal road to poetry. The world should know by this time that one cannot reach Parnassus except by flying thither.

It is the hour to be drunken! to escape being the martyred slaves of time, be ceaselessly drunk. On wine, on poetry, or on virtue, as you wish.

In Arlington, people would laugh at you if you tried to get people to look at your drawings or listen to your poetry. It was like you thought you were special.

Music has a poetry of its own, and that poetry is ... -Joshua Logan

Music has a poetry of its own, and that poetry is called melody.

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This quote asserts that music possesses its own poetic qualities, specifically referring to melody as the poetic essence within music, highlighting the inherent musicality and expressive power of melody.

I want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids running around doing poetry, getting the music out of the way and having only words, the spoken word, and then see what happens.

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