I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls, because I think those are the two elements of poetry.
Rita Dove
There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to... →
Have you ever heard a good joke? If you've ever heard someone just right, with the right pacing, then you're already on the way to poetry.... →
I think one of the things that people tend to forget is that poets do write out of life. It isn't some set piece that then gets put up on the... →
Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is, you need to talk with children, to teachers, and make sure they get poetry in the... →
I was apprehensive. I feared every time I talked about poetry, it would be filtered through the lens of race, sex, and age.
I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the prospects for the arts when it comes to federal funding.
For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment; in regarding one's own trade a sense of humour and a little wholesome cynicism... →
Edward Dowden
The Bible is not just one book, but an entire library, with stories, songs, poetry, letters and history, as well as literature that might more... →
John Drane
A lyric, it is true, is the expression of personal emotion, but then so is all poetry, and to suppose that there are several kinds of poetry... →
John Drinkwater