John Ciardi on Poetry
You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on Poetry
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
Jean Cocteau on Poetry
The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.
Horace on Poetry
Many brave men lived before Agamemnon; but all are overwhelmed in eternal night, unwept, unknown, because they lack a sacred poet.
G. K. Chesterton on Poetry
Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
G. K. Chesterton on Poetry
All slang is a metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.
Anonymous on Poetry
Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.