“All things can tempt me from this craft of verse: One time it was a woman's face, or worse-- The seeming needs of my fool-driven land; Now nothing but comes readier to the hand Than this accustomed toil.” NeedsHandsFacesPoetryLandYouthPoetFoolAll ThingsDrivenCraftsDistractionOne TimeVersesToilAccustomedSeeming Book:Poems of William Butler Yeats Source: Poems of William Butler Yeats
“For me, poetry is a way of thinking, and like many poets, I'm driven by the idea of trying to find the impossible, perfect words: the words that will hold my subject.” ThinkingWayTryingIdeasPerfectImpossibleSubjectsPoetDrivenPoetry IsWay Of Thinking Author:James Arthur
“Malick is so far on the other side of the spectrum in terms of his character. Malick is a complete recluse, and not at all driven by ego or championing who he is as an individual. It's all about the art. Whereas Herzog is constantly placing himself into the engine. Malick is such a gentle poet.” ArtCharacterIndividualSidesTermPoetEgoDrivenGentleEnginesSpectrumRecluse Author:Sam Pressman
“If anyone comes to the gates of poetry and expects to become an adequate poet by acquiring expert knowledge of the subject without the Muses' madness, he will fail, and his self-controlled verses will be eclipsed by the poetry of men who have been driven out of their minds.” IfsMenMindHas BeensSelfFailingSubjectsPoetMadnessDrivenExpertsGatesControlledVersesMuseAdequate Book:A Plato Reader: Eight Essential Dialogues Source: A Plato Reader: Eight Essential Dialogues
“The war in Afghanistan was fought for feminist reasons, and the Marines were really on this feminist mission. But today, all the women in all these countries have been driven back into medieval situations. Women who were liberated, women who were doctors and lawyers and poets and writers and - you know, pushed back into this Shia set against Sunnis. The U.S. is supporting al-Qaeda militias all over this region and pretending that it's fighting Islam. So we are in a situation that is psychopathic.” KnowsHas BeensWarCountryReasonTodayFightingSituationPoetDoctorsIslamFeministMissionsDrivenLawyerRegionsAlsPretendingAfghanistanMarineMedievalLiberatedAl QaedaMilitiaShiaPsychopathicLiberated Woman Author:Arundhati Roy
“A friend of mine, a poet, Rebecca Wolff recently said to me, "You know, your stories are really voice-driven," and I guess I knew that already, but it's so true that I can't get something going unless I can hear the voice.” KnowsSaidI CanStoriesVoiceMinesPoetDrivenRebecca Author:Lynne Tillman
“I am a poet, bard, scop, minnesinger, trobairitz who is driven by sound and the possibilities for vocal expression, the mouthing of text as well as intentionality or dance on the page.” WellsSoundPossibilityPoetExpressionPagesDrivenVocalBardsIntentionality Author:Anne Waldman
“A muse is something that serves a poet well early in his or her career. In later years one writers out of one's own driven inspiration. One learns to find inspiration rather than waiting for it to come for a visit. I can find inspiration almost anywhere.” InspirationWaitingPoetDrivenMuse Author:Clarence Major
“My path to poetry was slow and meandering. When I eventually found my way to graduate school at 29, making a life as a poet seemed like a bohemian fantasy. But maybe my zigzagging trajectory is just an excuse for tardiness, when fear is really the root of any reason I might give. My perfectionism and pace are certainly driven by fear that a poem is imperfect or incomplete. More significantly, my struggle to fully dedicate myself to poetry was a fear of failure.” GivingReasonSchoolFantasyStrugglePathPoetExcuseDrivenMy WayGraduatesImperfectFear Of FailureIncompletePerfectionismGraduate SchoolBohemianMy Struggle Author:Robin Beth Schaer