I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry, it's just obtuse to them. It's hard to relate to.
Jewel
Literature is a state of culture, poetry is a state of grace, before and after culture.
Juan Ramon Jimenez
I am an artist, you understand? For me, a picture is like poetry. When you make art, this is not coming from an intellectual place. It's coming... →
Alejandro Jodorowsky
All the modern verse plays, they're terrible; they're mostly about the poetry. It's more important that the play is first.
Denis Johnson
My mother asked me what I wanted for my birthday, so I said I wanted to read poetry with her.
Guy Johnson
I am often asked why I started to write poetry. The answer is that my motivation sprang from a visceral need to creatively articulate the experiences... →
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
Samuel Johnson
And my father was a comic. He could play any musical instrument. He loved to perform. He was a wonderfully comedic character. He had the ability to... →
Lynn Johnston
Few rappers realize the genre sprang from West African griots through Delta slave songs to jazz poetry and the comedic trash talk of 'the... →
Quincy Jones
I think poetry is best read to oneself.
Rickie Lee Jones