All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
You don't have to suffer to be a poet; adolescence is enough suffering for anyone.
John Ciardi
Poetry lies its way to the truth.
Women who are inclined to write poetry at all are inspired by being mad at something.
Amy Clampitt
People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and that's a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be... →
Lucille Clifton
Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.
I'd always loved poetry and I'd always loved writing music and composing music, but I hadn't thought of putting the two together until... →
Bruce Cockburn
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
Jean Cocteau
The poet doesn't invent. He listens.
A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.