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Top 20 Poetry Quotations

Explore the meaning of poetry and the motivation of poets with this special collection of evocative quotations...

"A poet is someone who is astonished by everything."
-- Anonymous

"Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry."
-- Georges Brague

"The poet doesn't invent. He listens. "
--Jean Cocteau

" In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite."
-- Paul Dirac

" Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood."
-- T. S. Eliot

"The adventitious beauty of poetry may be felt in the greater delight with a verse given in a happy quotation than in the poem."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

" There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it."
-- Gustave Flaubert

"A poem begins with a lump in the throat. "
--Robert Frost

" Poetry is the language in which man explores his own amazement."
-- Christopher Fry

" There's no money in poetry, but there's no poetry in money, either."
-- Robert Ranke Graves

" Poetry is to hold judgment on your soul."
-- Henrik Ibsen

" When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses."
-- John F. Kennedy

"Perhaps no person can be a poet, or can even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind."
--Thomas Babington Macaulay

"The poem is the point at which our strength gave out. "
--Richard Rosen

" Science is for those who learn; poetry, for those who know."
-- Joseph Roux

"Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. "
--Percy Byshe Shelley

"Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket. "
--Charles Simic

"A poem is never finished, only abandoned. "
--Paul Valéry

" Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls."
-- Voltaire

"Poetry is the breath and finer spirit of all knowledge."
-- William Wordsworth

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The Guardian
Another plagiarism scandal hits poetry community
The Guardian
Assiduous digging by the online poetry community, led by the poet and academic Ira Lightman, then discovered that Morgan, a British poet and teacher, had lifted lines and phrases from a host of different writers. One of Morgan's poems, "Monkey Stops ...

Embracing Ambiguity in the Poetry Classroom
Huffington Post
On an ordinary March morning, 16 New York City English teachers gathered to discuss poetry with the legendary Billy Collins, thanks to a master class hosted by The Academy For Teachers, an organization that re-infuses teachers with a passion for their ...

Long may science continue to inspire poetry
New Scientist
Scientists, too, have turned to poetry before â€“ not least the human Johannes Kepler. The Rudolphine Tables, a ground-breaking astronomical catalogue prepared by Kepler from data gathered by the deceased Tycho Brahe, begins with a fine illustration ...

Medill Reports: Chicago
Spoken word poetry helps young people explore identities, experts say
Medill Reports: Chicago
Spoken word poetry is a growing phenomenon among young people. The annual Chicago youth poetry slam â€œLouder than a Bombâ€ draws an audience estimated at more than 10,000 with 650 teen poet participants, according to a report last year in the ...

Dallas Morning News
Faith Lutheran High School Student Places Second in Poetry Contest
Dallas Morning News
Sarah Denke of Plano, an 11th grader at Faith Lutheran High School, was recently recognized by The Mockingbird Chapter of the Poetry Society of Texas for her placement in the 42nd Annual Collin County Poetry Contest. This year's contest received more ...

All Hail the World's First Menstrual Poetry Slam
Jezebel
The world's first official menstrual-themed poetry slam (that we know of, at least) â€” dubbed "Red Howl Moon," naturally â€” will attempt to normalize that time of the month via verse. Sweet. DNA Info reports that the slam will take place at NYC's ...

Making poetry accessible
Los Angeles Times
Why do school kids shy away from poetry? The answer, suggests â€œOpen the Door: How to Excite Young People About Poetryâ€ â€” a new book from McSweeney's, in conjunction with the Poetry Foundation â€” is that it's not taught very well. â€œI've thought about ...

WBNG-TV
Celebrating 36 years of poetry
WBNG-TV
It's the 36th annual Poetry and the Children Day. Students took their best work and read it on stage in front of their peers. Award winning author Liz Rosenberg was the events guest poet, who says she sat in amazement of the students as they read their ...
Children's Poetry Day at BUWBGH

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It's Good to Be Bad: In Defense of Not-Nice Poetry
Huffington Post
Do I think all poetry should sound like this? No. But am I very glad such poems exist -- both to provide a counterbalance to the clichÃ©d image of poetry as necessarily pleasant and uplifting, and to provide a voice and outlet for the socially ...

Poetry Festival held at Cumberland Regional High School
Today's Sunbeam - NJ.com
Pictured (back row, from left), poets Stephanie Cawley and Charles Johnson join CRHS Language Arts teacher Bob Evans, poet Kevin Carey and featured poet Maria Mazziotti Gillan (seated) at the Cumberland Regional High School Poetry Festival on Friday ...

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