“Poetry is the plough that turns up time in such a way that the abyssal strata of time, its black earth, appear on the surface.” WayEarthTurnsBlackSurfacePoetry Is Author:Osip Mandelstam
“The air is like a butterfly With frail blue wings. The happy earth looks at the sky And sings.” LooksEarthHappinessVisionAirSkySpringBlueWingsPoetry IsButterflyAprilSpringtimeFrailLike A ButterflyButterfly Wings Book:Joyce Kilmer Source: Joyce Kilmer
“True poetry is not of earth, 'T is more of Heaven by its birth.” EarthPoetryHeavenBirthPoetry Is Author:William Faulkner
“Poetry is one of the ancient arts, and it began, as did all the fine arts, within the original wilderness of the earth. Also, it began through the process of seeing, and feeling, and hearing, and smelling, and touching, and then remembering--I mean remembering in words--what these perceptual experiences were like, while trying to describe the endless invisible fears and desires of our inner lives.” TryingMeanArtFeelingsEarthRememberDesirePoetryProcessSeeingFineOriginalsAncientHearingEndlessInvisibleWildernessPoetry IsTouchingInner LifeFine ArtsAncient Art Book:A Poetry Handbook Source: A Poetry Handbook
“20th century poetry is a piñata. Images break from the earth when the poet strikes it.” EarthPoetryBreakCenturyPoetStrikesPoetry Is20th Century Author:Diane Glancy