“Many other cultures value poetry more than we do. In Ireland, poetry is a top cultural pursuit, the art to end all arts.” ArtEndsValuesCulturePursuitPoetry IsIrelandOther Cultures Author:Campbell McGrath
“we need poetry most at those moments when life astounds us with losses, gains, or celebrations. We need it most when we are most hurt, most happy, most downcast, most jubilant. Poetry is the language we speak in times of greatest need. And the fact that it is an endangered species in our culture tells us that we are in deep trouble.” NeedsMomentsFactsCultureSpeakLanguageHurtLossTroubleGainsSpeciesPoetry IsCelebrationEndangered Species Author:Erica Jong
“Poetry is the inner life of a culture, its nervous system, its deepest way of imagining the world. A culture that ignores its poets, chokes off its nervous system and becomes mortally ill.” WorldWayCulturePoetIllNervousPoetry IsChokeInner LifeNervous System Book:Fear of Fifty Source: Fear of Fifty