Monthly Archives: February 2011
“Poetry is where the music of language exists and language is half articulation of meanings and it’s half bearers of feeling.”
“Poetry is where the music of language exists and language is half articulation of meanings and it’s half bearers of feeling.”
“I now freely and openly attest to the virtues of National Poetry Month in throwing a national spotlight on poetry, so crucial to keeping verse alive in the twenty-first century.”
“I now freely and openly attest to the virtues of National Poetry Month in throwing a national spotlight on poetry, so crucial to keeping verse alive in the twenty-first century.”
Ninety percent of Americans highly value poetry and believe it enriches the lives of those who read it. 13% of Americans read it.
Ninety percent of Americans highly value poetry and believe it enriches the lives of those who read it. Thirteen percent of Americans read it.
“The image of the writer as a doomed and sometimes tragic figure, bound to die young, can be backed up by research… Among the entire sample, poets died younger than both fiction writers and non-fiction writers (p<.0001).”
“The image of the writer as a doomed and sometimes tragic figure, bound to die young, can be backed up by research….. Among the entire sample, poets died younger than both fiction writers and non-fiction writers (p
“Prose is words in their best order. Poetry is the best words in the best order.”
“Prose is words in their best order. Poetry is the best words in the best order.”
“Poetry has vanished as a cultural force in America.”
“Poetry has vanished as a cultural force in America.”
“Americans feel that poetry significantly contributes to their understanding and appreciation of life, and that people who read poetry lead more engaged and satisfying social lives than those who don’t….. fully two-thirds of respondents believe that society would benefit if people read more poetry.”
“Americans feel that poetry significantly contributes to their understanding and appreciation of life, and that people who read poetry lead more engaged and satisfying social lives than those who don’t….. fully two-thirds of respondents believe that society would benefit if … Continue reading
“The purpose of poetry is to contribute to man’s happiness.”
“The purpose of poetry is to contribute to man’s happiness.”
“It begins in delight… and ends in a clarification of life — not necessarily a great clarification… but in a momentary stay against confusion.
“It begins in delight… and ends in a clarification of life — not necessarily a great clarification… but in a momentary stay against confusion.”
“To write a poem after Auschwitz is barbaric… it has become impossible to write poetry today.
“To write a poem after Auschwitz is barbaric… it has become impossible to write poetry today.”
“In a society where poetry is marginalized, why do some people give their lives to it?”
“In a society where poetry is marginalized, why do some people give their lives to it?”
“Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.”
“Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.”
“Ninety-nine percent of the world actually experiences poetry, their own poetry… lovers when they talk to each other may talk poetry… a kiss can be poetry.”
“Ninety-nine percent of the world actually experiences poetry, their own poetry… lovers when they talk to each other may talk poetry… a kiss can be poetry.”
“Poetry is indeed something divine.”
“Poetry is indeed something divine.”
“Poetry is a controlled refinement of sobbing. We’ve got to face that.”
“Poetry is a controlled refinement of sobbing. We’ve got to face that.”
“I want to know what makes poets burn.”
“I want to know what makes poets burn.”
There are two kinds of people in America – poetry users and poetry non-users.
There are two kinds of people in America – poetry users and poetry non-users.
“If it is a wild tune, it is a Poem.”
“If it is a wild tune, it is a Poem.”