“The poet should try to give his poem the quiet swiftness of flame, so that the reader will feel and not think while he is reading. But the thinking will come afterwards.” ThinkingGivingFeelsShouldTryingPoetryReadingPoetReaderQuietFlamesSwiftness Author:Sara Teasdale
“Do you know the legend about cicadas? They say they are the souls of poets who cannot keep quiet because, when they were alive, they never wrote the poems they wanted to.” KnowsSoulWantedAlivePoetQuietDo You KnowLegendsCicadas Book:G. John Berger Source: G. John Berger
“My wife is a big fan of George Oppen and I got into him. I could have a career like his. It's not an alpha male situation, George Oppen. It's quiet. It's poetry.He just lived a life of an intellectual poet.” BigsSituationCareersWifeFansPoetQuietIntellectualMalesMy WifeAlpha MaleJust LiveAlphas Author:Stephen Malkmus
“The poet does not fear death, not because he believes in the fantasy of heroes, but because death constantly visits his thoughts and is thus an image of a serene dialogue.” BelieveDoeFantasyPoetHeroQuietDialogueFear Of DeathSerene Author:Salvatore Quasimodo
“I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.” ThinkingWarTruthPoetQuietMouthsSilentStatesmenTimes Like These Book:Selected Poems And Four Plays Source: Selected Poems And Four Plays