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

The poet is in the end probably more afraid of the dogmatist who wants to extract the message from the poem and throw the poem away than he is of the sentimentalist who says, "Oh, just let me enjoy the poem.".

For me, poetry is an impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.

When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.

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

The courage of the Poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness.

Poets arent very usefulBecause they aren't consumeful or produceful..

The job of the poet is to render the world--to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.

morning: that first sapphire dome of glow.

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things.

Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them.

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.

Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in the air.

Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess what is seen during a moment.

Poetry teaches us music, metaphor, condensation and specificity.

CONSIDERING THE VOID When I behold the charm of evening skies, their lulling endurance; the patterns of stars with names of bears and dogs, a swan, a virgin; other planets that the Voyager showed were like and so unlike our own, with all their diverse moons, bright discs, weird rings, and cratered faces; comets with their streaming tails bent by pressure from our sun; the skyscape of our Milky Way holding in its shimmering disc an infinity of suns ; knowing there are holes of darkness gulping mass and even light, knowing that this galaxy of ours is one of multitudes in what we call the heavens, it troubles me. It troubles me. -President Jimmy Carter- .

Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.

There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either.