24 Quotes About Poets And Poetry

Poetry is a language that people have used to speak of the deepest feelings, thoughts, and ideas for thousands of years. Poets have expressed their deepest feelings through poetic works, whether it be their own or those of others. The best poets are masters of their craft, creating beautiful works with rich imagery and powerful words. They are able to capture the essence of life in writing, even if they are writing about something as simple as a sunset or as complex as life itself Read more

Read below for some of the greatest poems that have ever been written.

The intensityin your eyesburns my penas i write.
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The intensityin your eyesburns my penas i write. Sanober Khan
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The birth of a true poet is neither an insignificant event nor an easy delivery. Complications generally begin long before the fated soul carries its dubious light into whatever womb has been kind enough to volunteer the intricate machinery of its blood and prayers and muscles for a gestation period much longer than nine months or even nine years. Aberjhani
The music of revelation announces itself to the reader in...
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The music of revelation announces itself to the reader in somber brooding tones or in melodies light as air and one is invited to dance with the most captivating of partners: poetry. Aberjhani
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In an age when nations and individuals routinely exchange murder for murder, when the healing grace of authentic spirituality is usurped by the divisive politics of religious organizations, and when broken hearts bleed pain in darkness without the relief of compassion, the voice of an exceptional poet producing exceptional work is not something the world can afford to dismiss. Aberjhani
If I began to drawmyself away from youwe’d still be...
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If I began to drawmyself away from youwe’d still be liketwo mixed colors of paintimpossible to separate. Sanober Khan
We hold on to poetry because it lights a fire...
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We hold on to poetry because it lights a fire in our soul and keeps our bodies warm. Sanober Khan
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Silken strings composing the harpsichord of life accommodate a score of emotional tidings. An orchestra of linked heartbeats strumming the melodious prose of our collective intones gives rise to sonnets of melancholy, producing an illimitable libretto stretching from the milky dawn of newborn’s amaranth life to the speckled sunsets of gentle souls whom we cherish. Kilroy J. Oldster
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A single poem, alonecan turn tidesscatter galaxiesand burst forth with riversfrom paradise. Sanober Khan
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And stay, my dearstay...forever, as my quiet song, in my lilac dawn. Sanober Khan
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A 21st century poet is a woman who can speak her mind and stand upright like a mountain with her convictions, but can adapt like water in an ever changing season without losing her genuine elements. Roseville Nidea
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It is kind of ridiculous that a poet is expected to live in the real world. Sanober Khan
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How....will I ever truly depict you? You’re perfect, my writing isn’t. Sanober Khan
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To be a poet meansto live with a permanent wound forever susceptibleto either the shade of the skyor someone's eyes. Sanober Khan
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A rain like melting pillows…a rain so beautiful I could neverhave let go ofif not certainthat someday...it would find its wayinto my poem. Sanober Khan
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Poets. have the toughest jobin the universe-of turning silenceinto eloquence. Sanober Khan
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May the nights always be aglowwith the bliss of the daywith unharmed hands and feetand kissed cheeks. Sanober Khan
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Love me...with all the abandonof a sudden wild rain. Sanober Khan
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The time will come, my dearwhen I will hold you closeand all will beright againin the world. Sanober Khan
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In my heart, poetry screams, “I exist! Delano Johnson
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When we were kids I begged cupid to come and shoot me. Delano Johnson
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Stop the tape, cut the paper! I will just write another poem and grab a microphone and push record again! Delano Johnson
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We will read books together inside the blanket and stay warm. And keep writing poetry in our respective journals. Time will fly but we will still remain inside the blanket forever. Avijeet Das
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The American identity has never been a singular one and the voices of poets invariably sing, in addition to their own, the voices of those around them. Aberjhani