“Only the poet has any right to be sorry for the poor, if he has anything to spare when he has thought of the dull, commonplace rich.” IfsPoetryPoorRichPoetSorryDullSparesCommonplace Author:William Bolitho
“Modern poets talk against business, poor things, but all of us write for money. Beginners are subjected to trial by market.” WritingPoorModernPoetTrialsBeginners Author:Robert Frost
“I thought I was going to be a poet when I was in college, but then I found out I was poor so I decided to do something I'd get paid for.” FoundPoorCollegePoetDecidedPaid Author:Josh Lieb
“There is nothing more poetic than the truth. He who does not see poetry in it will always be a poor versifier outside of it.” DoeTruthPoetryPoorPoetPoetic Author:Multatuli
“I was reading Emily Dickinson and Edwin Arlington Robinson, but these weren't the poets that influenced me. I think Gwendolyn Brooks influenced me because she wrote about Chicago, and she wrote about poor people. And she influenced me in my life by giving me a blurb. I would see her in action, and she listened to every single person. She didn't say, "Oh, I'm tired. I gotta go." She was there, and present, with every single person. She's one of the great teachers.” PeopleThinkingGivingPersonsActionReadingPoorTeacherPoetTiredChicagoPoor PeopleBrooksI'm TiredGreat TeacherSingle PersonEmilyArlington Author:Sandra Cisneros
“Almost all the noblest things that have been achieved in the world, have been achieved by poor men; poor scholars, poor professional men, poor artisans and artists, poor philosophers, poets, and men of genius.” MenWorldHas BeensArtistPoorPoetGeniusPhilosopherScholarPoor ManArtisans Book:Morals and Dogma : Scottish Rite in Freemasonry Source: Morals and Dogma : Scottish Rite in Freemasonry
“If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty.” IfsEnoughSeemsPoorPovertyPoetBlameCreatorRichesDaily Life Author:Rainer Maria Rilke
“Lyrics have to be underwritten. That's why poets generally make poor lyric writers because the language is too rich. You get drowned in it.” LanguagePoorRichPoet Author:Stephen Sondheim