Quotes About Expression

If a man finishes a poem,he shall bathe in the blank wake of his passionand be kissed by white paper.

A life is not sufficiently elevated for poetry, unless, of course, the life has been made into an art.

A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as widely read as it should be.

And at least in poetry you should feel free to lie. That is, not to lie, but to imagine what you want, to follow the direction of the poem.

Usually a life turned into a poem is misrepresented.

I believe that all poetry is formal in that it exists within limits, limits that are either inherited by tradition or limits that language itself imposes.

It's very hard to write humor.

I would say that American poetry has always been a poetry of personal testimony.

Poetry is, first and last, language - the rest is filler.

Pain is filtered in a poem so that it becomes finally, in the end, pleasure.

And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it is surprising that so much poetry is written.

I certainly can't speak for all cultures or all societies, but it's clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It's not part of the cultural mainstream.

Time slips by; our sorrows do not turn into poems, And what is invisible stays that way.

Tell me, you people out there, what is poetry anyway? Can anyone die without even a little?

There is no happiness like mine. I have been eating poetry.

You are so full of salami." "It's

Music is how we survive such times,

Just dance, and smile, and let your body speak the language of love.

Zines are not a new idea. They have been around under different names (ChapBooks, Pamphlets, Flyers). People with independent ideas have been getting their word out since there were printing presses.

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is really a large matter - it's the difference between a lightning bug and the lightning.

Who is this Renaissance? Where did he come from? Who gave him permission to cram the Republic with his execrable daubs?

A good legible label is usually worth, for information, a ton of significant attitude and expression in a historical picture.

A powerful agent is the right word. Whenever we come upon one of those intensely right words in a book or a newspaper the resulting effect is physical as well as spiritual, and electrically prompt.

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.