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A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.

A poet looks at the world the way a man looks at a woman.

by Wallace Stevens Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.

The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.

by Gaston Bachelard Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.

The fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse.

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Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.

by Carl Sandburg Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Some force whole regions, in despite
O' geography, to change their site;
Make former times shake hands read more

Some force whole regions, in despite
O' geography, to change their site;
Make former times shake hands with latter,
And that which was before come after;
But those that write in rhyme still make
The one verse for the other's sake;
For one for sense, and one for rhyme,
I think's sufficient at one time.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

by John Fletcher Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Poetry is one of the destinies of speech... One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a read more

Poetry is one of the destinies of speech... One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a future to language.

by Gaston Bachelard Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

by Horace Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.

by Marianne Moore Found in: Poetry Quotes,
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