“[On Elizabeth Barrett Browning:] ... for finish, and melody of versification, there is nothing approaching to Miss Barrett in this day, or in any other - also for diction. Her words paint.” MissingPoetPaintMelodyThis DayDiction Author:Mary Russell Mitford
“I will not go so far as to say, with a living poet, that the world knows nothing of its greatest men; but there are forms of greatness, or at least of excellence, which "die and make no sign"; there are martyrs that miss the palm, but not the stake; heroes without the laurel, and conquerors without the triumph.” KnowsMenWorldFormDiesMissingGreatnessPoetHeroExcellenceTriumphStakesPalmsMartyrConquerorLaurelsGreatest Man Author:George Augustus Henry Sala
“Here! 'Not thread nor glue, not nails nor screws, will ever self and shadow wed.' Helpful, those poet-types. Perhaps this one: 'Seek the grimy queen of dread machines, if you your errant shadow miss.' Now that's quite good! As a Prophetic Utterance, Third Class (Vague Hints and Mysterious Signs), you couldn't ask for better. It's downright plain-spoken!” IfsSelfAsksClassMissingPoetTypeShadowMachinesThirdsMysteriousQueensHelpfulDreadThreadNailsVagueScrewsHintsGlueUtteranceProphetic Book:The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There Source: The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There
“Drew Dellinger is one of the most creative, courageous and prophetic poets of his generation. I love his spirit. Don't miss him!” SpiritCreativeGenerationsMissingPoetCourageousProphetic Author:Cornel West
“I can't think offhand of any American poets who have Mandelstam's urgency, but it's a different country and a different time, and I don't think it would make much sense to say that this is something that's "missing" from contemporary American poetry.” ThinkingI CanDifferentCountryMissingPoetContemporaryUrgencyDifferent TimesDifferent CountriesAmerican Poetry Author:Christian Wiman