“When a poet digs himself into a hole, he doesn't climb out. He digs deeper, enjoys the scenery, and comes out the other side enlightened.” InspirationalEnjoySidesPoetDeeperHolesEnjoymentClimbsEnlightenedSceneryDig Deep Book:Venus in Arms Source: Venus in Arms
“I believe that it is important for the artist, painter, poet, dancer, etc. to keep in mind that it is the art that drives the art world and not the other way around. Artists and other people of intelligence have the power to bring deeper content to our culture.” PeopleWorldWayMindBelieveArtImportantArtistCultureI BelievePoetDeeperPainterDancerEtcArt World Author:Thornton Willis
“It starts off like climbing a tree or solving a puzzle - poetry, if nothing else, is just fun to write. But deeper into each and every piece, you no longer hesitate to call it work. It's passion. A poet's sense of lyrical accomplishment is then his food and water, his means of survival.” IfsWritingMeanPassionFunWaterPiecesTreePoetSurvivalDeeperAccomplishmentWorking ItClimbingPuzzlesLyrical Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“The source of each accordant strain Lies deeper than the Poet's brain. First from the people's heart must spring The passions which he learns to sing; They are the wind, the harp is he, To voice their fitful melody,-- The language of their varying fate, Their pride, grief, love, ambition, hate,-- The talisman which holds inwrought The touchstone of the listener's thought; That penetrates each vain disguise, And brings his secret to his eyes.” PeopleFirstsHeartEyeLyingHatePassionLanguageVoiceGriefSecretBrainFatePoetWindSourcePrideAmbitionSpringDeeperVainHis EyesMelodyDisguiseListenersStrainPenetrateHarpsTouchstonesTalismans Book:The Poems Source: The Poems
“Contemporary poets are skeptical and suspicious even, or perhaps especially, about themselves. They publicly confess to being poets only reluctantly, as if they were a little ashamed of it. But in our clamorous times it's much easier to acknowledge your faults, at least if they're attractively packaged, than to recognize your own merits, since these are hidden deeper and you never quite believe in them yourself.” IfsBelieveLittlesPoetEasierFaultsDeeperContemporaryAcknowledgeMeritAshamedNever QuitSuspiciousSkeptical Book:Poems, New and Collected, 1957-1997 Source: Poems, New and Collected, 1957-1997
“I'm not the kind of poet who arranges treasure-hunts to please the academics and keep them busy. Poetry should be surprising in deeper ways.” WayShouldKindPoetPleaseBusyDeeperTreasureSurprisingHuntsTreasure Hunt Author:Michael Longley
“A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls. Story-tellers and poets spend their lives learning that skill and art of using words well. And their words make the souls of their readers stronger, brighter, deeper.” KnowsWayWritingWellsMeanPersonsArtSoulStoriesUseCarePoetReaderSkillsStrongerDelightDeeperWho CaresBrighterLife LearningUsing Words Author:Ursula K. Le Guin