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" There's a fierce practicality and empiricism which the whole imaginative, lyrical aspect of poetry comes from. "

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

Mahmoud Darwish

" In poetry, I have, since very young, loved poetry in translation. The Chinese, the French, the Russians, Italians, Indians and early Celts: the formality of the translator's voice, their measured breath and anxiety moves me as it lingers over the original. "

" There is something about poetry beyond prose logic, there is mystery in it, not to be explained but admired. "

" I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I make no apologies. The U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins thought I had demeaned myself by writing poetry for Hallmark Cards, but I am the people's poet so I write for the people. "

" A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as widely read as it should be. "

" Poetry has done enough when it charms, but prose must also convince. "

" Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have. "

" This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human soul. "

Eugenio Montale

" The experiment of poetry, as far as I am concerned, happens when the poem carries you beyond where you could have reasonably expected to go. "

" I think poetry is a fabulous medium to encapsulate thoughts far more precisely than prose. "

" I find in my poetry and prose the rhythms and imagery of the best - I mean, when I'm at my best - of the good Southern black preachers. The lyricism of the spirituals and the directness of gospel songs and the mystery of blues are in my music or in my poetry and prose, or I missed everything. "

" I think the first time I really heard poetry was in the schoolyard. Just the little limericks that kids say when they're jumping rope and playing games. I think that's the first time I heard rhyming words - I don't know if I'd call that the definitive poetry, but that's when I heard rhyming words said and not necessarily sung. "

" I find a lot of poetry to be narcissistic. "

" I grew up in a household that had its roots in church and community and culture and poetry and song and in the arts. Those aspects certainly shaped what I do. "

" The poet may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather. "

Lionel Trilling

" Lean your body forward slightly to support the guitar against your chest, for the poetry of the music should resound in your heart. "

" I admire 'Adventure Time' for being a piece of art in the way that I think art should be. If you want to see it is poetry, you can, and if you don't, you can watch a fun cartoon. "

" Poetry, whatever the manifest content of the poem, is always a violation of the rationalism and morality of bourgeois society. "

" Poetry is a call to action, and it also is action. "

Juan Felipe Herrera

" I can be upset by malice. Most critics are very poor poets. Poetry is a craft that takes a lot to appreciate, and there are some critics who have no ear for it. An irresponsible critic can do a lot of psychic damage, but eventually, they don't affect your work. "

" 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. "

" Poetry is necessary, but is the poet? "

Carlos Drummond de Andrade

" Honesty is grounded in humility and indeed in humiliation, and in admitting exactly where we are powerless. "

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

Mahmoud Darwish

" My father loved poetry and music. But deep in himself he thought teaching the finest thing a person could do. "

" We go to poetry, we go to literature in general, to be forwarded within ourselves. "

" The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit; and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness. "

James Gates Percival

" In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with all your capacity to love anything at all. "

Wallace Stevens

" I always thought that poetry is the verdict that others give to a certain kind of writing. So to call yourself a poet is a kind of dangerous description. It's for others; it's for others to use. "

" The greatest luxury of having money should be not having to worry about it. "