In the total darkness, poetry is still there, and it is there for you.
Abbas Kiarostami
Poetry always runs away from you - it's very difficult to grasp it, and every time you read it, depending on your conditions, you will have a... →
I read usually in the morning, in my kitchen at breakfast - a short reading time, usually poetry. I read in bed every night. I usually get in bed... →
Sue Monk Kidd
What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they... →
Soren Kierkegaard
Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness... →
Maxine Hong Kingston
That's the way it is with poetry: When it is incomprehensible it seems profound, and when you understand it, it is only ridiculous.
Galway Kinnell
I had art as a major, along with English, French and History. I had dance, modern dance. In English I was allowed to write my own poetry, which I... →
Sally Kirkland
We are looking to brands for poetry and for spirituality, because we're not getting those things from our communities or from each other.
Naomi Klein
I always liked the magic of poetry but now I'm just starting to see behind the curtain of even the best poets, how they've used, tried and... →
David Knopfler
The music just tends to be a vehicle for that poetry.
Mark Knopfler