“Today we haven't the heart to expel the painters and poets from society because we refuse to admit to ourselves that there is any danger in keeping them in our midst.” HeartTodayHavensDangerPoetRefusePainterMidst Book:Picasso: style and meaning Source: Picasso: style and meaning
“I do not suppose that anyone not a poet can realize the agony of creating a poem. Every nerve, even every muscle, seems strained to the breaking point. The poem will not be denied; to refuse to write it would be a greater torture. It tears its way out of the brain, splintering and breaking its passage, and leaves that organ in the state of a jelly-fish when the task is done.” WayWritingStatesDoneSeemsWould BePoetryRealizingBrainGreaterTearsPoetCreatingTasksFishesRefuseTortureMusclesNervesPassagesDeniedOrgansAgonyJellyPoint Break Author:Amy Lowell
“I have kind of an almost religious feeling about poets. I usually refuse to meet them because I admire them so much. Except for Poe.” KindFeelingsReligiousPoetRefuseAdmire Author:Tony Kushner