Andrei Voznesensky Professions : Poet Born : May 12, 1933 Died : June 1, 2010 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Andrei Voznesensky Poems have their own fates, like children. You have only to give birth to them. Andrei Voznesensky fate giving children If you want to change the world's spirit, I will suggest that only poetry can do this. Andrei Voznesensky spirit want world The urge to kill, like the urge to beget, Andrei Voznesensky flesh today men The times spat at me. I spit back at the times. Andrei Voznesensky spats spit Not all lines, not all images, survive their season. Andrei Voznesensky seasons lines Poetry is the only hopeEven if you do not believe it, you have to do it. Andrei Voznesensky poetry-is ifs believe Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors