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“I've had people explain to me what one of my poems meant, and I've been surprised that it means that to them. If a person can use a poem of mine to interpret her life or his life, good. I can't control that. Nor would I want to.”

People Ifs Want Mean Persons I Can Use Poetry Mines Good Life Interpreting

Author:Maya Angelou

“My ear is not working, my poetry ear. I can't write a line that doesn't sound like pots and pans falling out of the cupboard.”

Writing I Can Poetry Fall Sound Lines Ears Pot Cupboards Pots And Pans

Author:Jane Kenyon

“As far as I can tell, there are two kinds of poets: those who want to tell stories and sing songs, and those who want to work out the chemical equation for language and pass on their experiments as poetry.”

Want Kind Art I Can Two Stories Poetry Song Language Poet Work Out Experiments Chemicals Equations

Author:Simon Armitage

“Printed prose is historically a most peculiar, almost an aberrant way of telling stories, and by far the most inherently anesthetic: It is the only medium of art I can think of which appeals directly to none of our five senses. The oral and folk tradition in narrative made use of verse or live-voice dynamics, embellished by gesture and expression--a kind of rudimentary theater--as do the best raconteurs of all times. Commonly there was musical accompaniment as well: a kind of one-man theater-of-mixed-means.”

Source: The Friday Book: Essays and Other Nonfiction

“I want a bedroom near the sky, an astrologer's cave Where I can fashion eclogues that are chaste and grave.”

Want I Can Poetry Sky Fashion Poet Graves Bedroom Caves Astrology Chaste

Book:A Wave: Poems

Source: A Wave: Poems

“The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say”

Ifs Way I Can Poetry Gone Path Doors Feet Rings Geek Fellowship Down The Road Errands Fellowship Of The Ring Books And Movies Lord Of The Ring Many Paths

Author:J. R. R. Tolkien

“It is a great feeling to know that from a window I can go to books to cans of beer to past loves. And from these gather enough dream to sneak out a back door.”

Knows I Can Book Enough Feelings Dream Past Poetry Doors Window Beer Sneak Back Doors Great Feelings Beatnik Past Love

Book:Gasoline & Vestal Lady on Brattle: Pocket Poets Number 8

Source: Gasoline & Vestal Lady on Brattle: Pocket Poets Number 8

“I can explain all the poems that were ever invented - and a good many that haven't been invented just yet.”

I Can Poetry Havens Good Man Through The Looking Glass Humpty Dumpty

Book:The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll With All the Original Illustrations + The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll: All the Novels, Stories and Poems: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland + Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There + Sylvie and Bruno + A Tangled Tale + What the Tortoise Said to Achilles + Puzzles from Wonderland + The Hunting of the Snark and much more

Source: The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll With All the Original Illustrations + The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll: All the Novels, Stories and Poems: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland + Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There + Sylvie and Bruno + A Tangled Tale + What the Tortoise Said to Achilles + Puzzles from Wonderland + The Hunting of the Snark and much more

“'Who's been repeating all that hard stuff to you?' 'I read it in a book,' said Alice. 'But I had some poetry repeated to me, much easier than that, by - Tweedledee, I think it was.' 'As to poetry, you know,' said Humpty Dumpty, stretching out one of his great hands, 'I can repeat poetry as well as other folk, if it comes to that - ' 'Oh, it needn't come to that!' Alice hastily said, hoping to keep him from beginning.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Wells Said I Can Book Hard Hands Poetry Stuff Easier Folks Repeats Stretching Humpty Dumpty

Author:Lewis Carroll

“For what I have publish'd, I can only hope to be pardon'd; but for what I have burned, I deserve to be prais'd.”

I Can Poetry Deserve Burned Publish Pardon

Book:The Poems

Source: The Poems

“Everybody nose dive, hold your breath, count to five. Back slap, booby trap, cover it up in bubble wrap. Room shake, earth quake, find a way to stay awake. It's going to blow, it's going to break, this is more than I can take.”

Way I Can Earth Poetry Rooms Break Five Breaths Blow Noses Awake Shakes Bubbles Traps Wraps Slap Quake

Author:Peter Gabriel