Quotes by Poetry Is The importance of poetry is not measured, finally, by what the poet says but by how he says it. Mahmoud Darwish importance poet poetry-is To share poetry is one of the most intimate acts of friendship possible. Madeleine L'Engle intimate poetry-is share poetry is where the language is renewed. Margaret Atwood language poetry-is poetry I think that if poetry is not a personal act, it's a pamphlet. Maria Teresa Horta poetry-is thinking What I write could only be called poetry because there is no other category to put it. Marianne Moore categories poetry-is writing religion is poetry, - poetry is religion. Marie Corelli poetry-is poetry Poetry is telling something to someone. Marie Howe poetry-is Poetry is an investigation, not an expression, of what you know. Mark Doty investigation poetry-is expression I like poetry when I don't quite understand why I like it. Poetry isn't just a question of wrapping something up and giving it to someone else to unwrap. It just doesn't work like that. Mark Haddon wrapping poetry-is giving Prose is prose because of what it includes; poetry is poetry because of what it leaves out. Marvin Bell prose poetry-is Poetry is the least imposition on silence in a world of chatter. Marvin Bell silence poetry-is world In a lethal world, poetry is necessary for survival. Mary Caroline Richards survival poetry-is world Political poetry is the hardest thing to write because you cannot preach to the converted, and if you're only seeking to convert, then write an editorial. I hope I can write about Trump; he's too major a force not to be written about. Mary Jo Salter political poetry-is writing Poetry is sentimental to begin with. To write a sentimental poem is an act of redundancy. Mary Ruefle sentimental poetry-is writing Poetry is a life-cherishing force. Mary Oliver cherish force poetry-is "Confessional poetry" is another one of those labels. It goes in and out of fashion. Matthea Harvey labels fashion poetry-is Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive, and widely effective mode of saying things. Matthew Arnold impressive poetry-is beautiful One of the springs of poetry is joy. May Sarton poetry-is spring joy The poetry is all in the anticipation, for there is none in reality. Mark Twain anticipation poetry-is reality Poetry is fascinating. As soon as it begins the poetry has changed the thing into something extra, and somehow prose can go over into poetry. Michael Tippett extras changed poetry-is «12345678910»