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Poetry Quotes & Sayings

poetry-The poet... may be used

The poet... may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather.
- Lionel Trilling

poetry-Poetry is a deal of

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder with a dash of the dictionary
- Kahlil Gibran

poetry-You will not find poetry

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.
- Joseph Joubert

poetry-Poetry should... should strike the

Poetry should... should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.
- John Keats

poetry-Poetry is what gets lost

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.
- John Fletcher

poetry-Oh love will make a

Oh love will make a dog howl in rhyme.
- John Fletcher

poetry-When power leads man toward

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. 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 Fitzgerald Kennedy

poetry-The poet is a liar

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
- Jean Cocteau

poetry-Children and lunatics cut the

Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
- Jean Cocteau

poetry-No poems can please for

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

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