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Poem Writing Quotes By Gwendolyn Brooks: When I start writing a poem, I don't

When I start writing a poem, I don't think about models or about what anybody else in the world has done. — Gwendolyn Brooks

Poem Writing Quotes By Edward Hirsch: And what I've found over time is that

And what I've found over time is that for me to write a poem that I think is worthy that I can live with, two things have to happen. — Edward Hirsch

Poem Writing Quotes By Paul Valery: Poems are never finished - just abandoned

Poems are never finished - just abandoned — Paul Valery

Poem Writing Quotes By Sanober Khan: sometimes i am not sure.if i am writing

sometimes i am not sure.
if i am
writing the poem
or the poem
is writing me. — Sanober Khan

Poem Writing Quotes By A. Jarrell Hayes: Give a poet a pen

Give a poet a pen — A. Jarrell Hayes

Poem Writing Quotes By Kamand Kojouri: This poem was meant to be unwritten. But

This poem was meant
to be unwritten.
But I am writing it now
and have thereby changed
destiny. — Kamand Kojouri

Poem Writing Quotes By Booker T. Washington: No race can prosper till it learns that

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. — Booker T. Washington

Poem Writing Quotes By Eve Merriam: A good poem contains both meaning and music

A good poem contains both meaning and music — Eve Merriam

Poem Writing Quotes By Patricia Robin Woodruff: Love is a poem that keeps on writing

Love is a poem that keeps on writing itself, sweeping us along. — Patricia Robin Woodruff

Poem Writing Quotes By Kahlil Gibran: If I were to choose between the power

If I were to choose between the power of writing a poem and the ecstasy of a poem unwritten, I would choose the ecstasy. It is better poetry. — Kahlil Gibran

Poem Writing Quotes By Ymatruz: Thoughts are ideas scattered in your head. When

Thoughts are ideas scattered in your head. When written forms a sentence. When rhymed, it forms a phrase and singing it blooms a beautiful poem. — Ymatruz

Poem Writing Quotes By Margaret Atwood: She is dying because she said.She is dying

She is dying because she said.
She is dying for the sake of the word.
It is her body, silent
and fingerless, writing this poem. — Margaret Atwood

Poem Writing Quotes By Tukaram: I am looking for a poem that says

I am looking for a poem that says Everything so I don't have to write anymore. — Tukaram

Poem Writing Quotes By Vanna Bonta: The true poem rests between the words.

The true poem rests between the words. — Vanna Bonta

Poem Writing Quotes By Benjamin Clementine: I wasn't quite used to writing a diary

I wasn't quite used to writing a diary - I didn't understand why people did it - but I wrote down notes and they went into a poem. — Benjamin Clementine

Poem Writing Quotes By Kamand Kojouri: I write to understand what I know.

I write to understand what I know. — Kamand Kojouri

Poem Writing Quotes By Walt Whitman: I will write the evangel-poem of comrades and

I will write the evangel-poem of comrades and of love. — Walt Whitman

Poem Writing Quotes By Thomas Carlyle: He who would write heroic poems should make

He who would write heroic poems should make his whole life a heroic poem. — Thomas Carlyle

Poem Writing Quotes By Matthea Harvey: Writing a poem is always a process of

Writing a poem is always a process of subtracting: you start with all of language available to you, and you choose a smaller field. — Matthea Harvey

Poem Writing Quotes By Conrad Hall: Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music

Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem. — Conrad Hall

Poem Writing Quotes By Matthea Harvey: A lot of people are writing poems and

A lot of people are writing poems and don't realize it. They have this limited idea of how the poem should sound or what subjects it should address. — Matthea Harvey

Poem Writing Quotes By Rob Bignell, Editor: Every word I write is a seed that

Every word I write is a seed that I may nurture into a small, beautiful poem or a tall, soaring tree. — Rob Bignell, Editor

Poem Writing Quotes By Timothy Joshua: Flowers wither knowing that you exist.

Flowers wither knowing that you exist. — Timothy Joshua

Poem Writing Quotes By Michael Bassey Johnson: As long as music survives, poetry will never

As long as music survives, poetry will never die. — Michael Bassey Johnson

Poem Writing Quotes By David Nicholls: She had reached a turning point. She no

She had reached a turning point. She no longer believed that a situation could be made better by writing a poem about it. — David Nicholls

Poem Writing Quotes By Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge: Life can be like a poem that way,

Life can be like a poem that way, with the unexpected appearing in the room, not just on the page. — Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge

Poem Writing Quotes By Harley King: Writing poetry is about learning to pare down

Writing poetry is about learning to pare down the poem to the most essential words. Every word used has to be crucial to the poem. — Harley King

Poem Writing Quotes By Drew Myron: Last night your thin walls invited me to

Last night your thin walls invited me to the party next door / reminded me I am a quiet person in a quiet life. — Drew Myron

Poem Writing Quotes By Jen Currin: She reminded me that I could write stories,/could

She reminded me that I could write stories,/
could be struck by lightning & live. — Jen Currin

Poem Writing Quotes By Katerina Stoykova Klemer: How to Write a PoemCatch the airaround the

How to Write a Poem
Catch the air
around the butterfly. — Katerina Stoykova Klemer

Poem Writing Quotes By Billy Collins: Write the poem only you can write.

Write the poem only you can write. — Billy Collins

Poem Writing Quotes By Katerina Stoykova Klemer: As we change, our writing changes too. You

As we change, our writing changes too. You cannot write the same poem twice. And that's a good thing. — Katerina Stoykova Klemer

Poem Writing Quotes By Tennessee Williams: For a creative person there's just as much

For a creative person there's just as much pleasure in writing an eight-line poem as there is in writing a blockbuster play ... of the old '50s type. — Tennessee Williams

Poem Writing Quotes By Judith Viorst: [On writing her first poem at age eight:]

[On writing her first poem at age eight:] An ode to my dead mother and father, who were both alive and pretty pissed off. — Judith Viorst

Poem Writing Quotes By Akif Kichloo: The tragedy of love is in its ending,

The tragedy of love is in its ending,
the blessing - everything else.

No love ever deserves to end. — Akif Kichloo

Poem Writing Quotes By Matthea Harvey: Poetic success is when you write a poem

Poetic success is when you write a poem that makes you excited and bewildered and aglow. — Matthea Harvey

Poem Writing Quotes By Kelli Russell Agodon: I escape disaster by writing a poem with

I escape disaster by writing a poem with a joke in it:
The past, present, and future walk into a bar - it was tense. — Kelli Russell Agodon

Poem Writing Quotes By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Many a poem is marred by a superfluous

Many a poem is marred by a superfluous word. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Poem Writing Quotes By Grace Paley: To translate a poem from thinking into English

To translate a poem from thinking into English takes all night. — Grace Paley

Poem Writing Quotes By Thomas Lux: No poem ever bought a hamburger, or not

No poem ever bought a hamburger, or not too many. — Thomas Lux

Poem Writing Quotes By Li-Young Lee: Every time you write a poem it's apocalyptic.

Every time you write a poem it's apocalyptic. You're revealing who you really are to yourself. — Li-Young Lee

Poem Writing Quotes By Kamand Kojouri: You have made me a love poet.

You have made me a love poet. — Kamand Kojouri

Poem Writing Quotes By Ralph Waldo Emerson: A poem, a sentence, causes us to see

A poem, a sentence, causes us to see ourselves. I be, and I see my being, at the same time. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Poem Writing Quotes By Donald Miller: Be encouraged. Your heart is writing a poem

Be encouraged. Your heart is writing a poem on the world and it's being turned into a thousand songs. — Donald Miller

Poem Writing Quotes By R.M. Engelhardt: Remember The Poem ...

Remember The Poem ... — R.M. Engelhardt

Poem Writing Quotes By Timothy Joshua: At the end of all things, why do

At the end of all things, why do lovers break up?

Because love is magic. You have to believe, for it to exist. — Timothy Joshua

Poem Writing Quotes By Cristen Rodgers: Be still my hand and let the words

Be still my hand and let the words write themselves upon my heart. Be still my heart and let your pages be filled in silence. — Cristen Rodgers

Poem Writing Quotes By Derek Walcott: If you know what you are going to

If you know what you are going to write when you're writing a poem, it's going to be average. — Derek Walcott

Poem Writing Quotes By Li-Young Lee: The knowledge that it takes to write a

The knowledge that it takes to write a poem gets burnt up in the writing of the poem. — Li-Young Lee

Poem Writing Quotes By Dejan Stojanovic: I wanted to write the most beautiful poem

I wanted to write the most beautiful poem but that is impossible; the world has written its own. — Dejan Stojanovic

Poem Writing Quotes By Amy Lowell: I never deny poems when they come; whatever

I never deny poems when they come; whatever I am doing, whatever I am writing, I lay it aside and attend to the arriving poem. — Amy Lowell

Poem Writing Quotes By Arnold Adoff: Writing a poem is making music with words

Writing a poem is making music with words and space. — Arnold Adoff

Poem Writing Quotes By Ann Reed: What's interesting about songs where the writer is

What's interesting about songs where the writer is genuinely in love with words is that it's easy to read the lyrics like a poem. — Ann Reed

Poem Writing Quotes By John Updike: I find in my own writing that only

I find in my own writing that only fiction - and rarely, a poem - fully tests me to the kind of limits of what I know and what I feel. — John Updike

Poem Writing Quotes By Norman Lock: Each piece of writing I undertake, whether a

Each piece of writing I undertake, whether a story, novel, play, or poem, begins with an image. — Norman Lock

Poem Writing Quotes By Alice Walker: No song or poem will bear my mother's

No song or poem will bear my mother's name. Yet so many of the stories that I write, that we all write, are my mother's stories. — Alice Walker

Poem Writing Quotes By David Carradine: If you can't be the poet, be the

If you can't be the poet, be the poem. — David Carradine

Poem Writing Quotes By Anne Sexton: No. Not really red,but the color of a

No. Not really red,
but the color of a rose when it bleeds. — Anne Sexton

Poem Writing Quotes By Matthea Harvey: Usually form seems to find me in the

Usually form seems to find me in the process of writing a poem, though I have nothing against starting out with the form. — Matthea Harvey

Poem Writing Quotes By Ymatruz: I say, flawless poems do not exist.

I say, flawless poems do not exist. — Ymatruz

Poem Writing Quotes By Anne Sexton: It's a little mad, but I believe I

It's a little mad, but I believe I am many people. When I am writing a poem, I feel I am the person who should have written it. — Anne Sexton

Poem Writing Quotes By Michel De Montaigne: It is easier to write an indifferent poem

It is easier to write an indifferent poem than to understand a good one. — Michel De Montaigne

Poem Writing Quotes By Dejan Stojanovic: It's not easy to write a poem about

It's not easy to write a poem about a poem. — Dejan Stojanovic

Poem Writing Quotes By Mpho Leteng: There is a difference between a poem and

There is a difference between a poem and a writing incrusted with a feel of Poetry to fall within range — Mpho Leteng

Poem Writing Quotes By Bhavik Sarkhedi: Even a baby can write a poem. It

Even a baby can write a poem. It doesn't guarantee the sale. — Bhavik Sarkhedi

Poem Writing Quotes By Aja Monet: When a woman writes you a poem, she

When a woman writes you a poem, she spends time with the gods on your behalf. — Aja Monet

Poem Writing Quotes By L.F.Young: How many great gems were lost to thoughtand

How many great gems were lost to thought
and not put down to pen.
You can but think of just a few
and then they're lost again. — L.F.Young

Poem Writing Quotes By Sanober Khan: A single poem, alonecan turn tidesscatter galaxiesand burst

A single poem, alone
can turn tides
scatter galaxies
and burst forth with rivers
from paradise. — Sanober Khan

Poem Writing Quotes By Frances Mayes: Writing a poem doubles, triples the experience or

Writing a poem doubles, triples the experience or connection that initiated it. — Frances Mayes

Poem Writing Quotes By Joan Larkin: From the beginning. I was a poem-writing child.

From the beginning. I was a poem-writing child. I wrote little novels in my composition book when I was eight, nine years old. — Joan Larkin

Poem Writing Quotes By Patti Smith: I never felt oppressed because of my gender.

I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist. — Patti Smith

Poem Writing Quotes By Robert Frost: Writing a poem is discovering.

Writing a poem is discovering. — Robert Frost

Poem Writing Quotes By Gwen Calvo: Women are a poem of tousled tresses.

Women are a poem of tousled tresses. — Gwen Calvo

Poem Writing Quotes By John Thomas Idlet: I think maybe today a poem I hopeafter

I think maybe today a poem I hope
after breakfast I start trying
pulling it out of my own gut
mostly by force — John Thomas Idlet

Poem Writing Quotes By Ricky Martin: Everyday begins like a blank chalkboard, on which

Everyday begins like a blank chalkboard, on which each one of us can write the poem of our present and our dreams for the future. — Ricky Martin

Poem Writing Quotes By Charles Bukowski: Bad poetry is caused by people who sit

Bad poetry is caused by people who sit down and think, Now I am going to write a Poem. — Charles Bukowski

Poem Writing Quotes By Dan Simmons: After ten standard months I was done, acknowledging

After ten standard months I was done, acknowledging the ancient aphorism to the effect that no book or poem is ever finished, merely abandoned. — Dan Simmons

Poem Writing Quotes By Timothy Joshua: Though we met at the same station,we were

Though we met at the same station,
we were but passing trains;
on parallel lines,
destined to never meet. — Timothy Joshua

Poem Writing Quotes By James Turrell: Remember technology does not make good work. You

Remember technology does not make good work. You can still write a poem on a brown paper bag, and haiku is just as profound as the pyramids. — James Turrell

Poem Writing Quotes By Robert Hayden: As you continue writing and rewriting, you begin

As you continue writing and rewriting, you begin to see possibilities you hadn't seen before. Writing a poem is always a process of discovery. — Robert Hayden

Poem Writing Quotes By Marvin Bell: The writing of a poem is, for me,

The writing of a poem is, for me, in the first place, an almost total act of abandon leading to discovery leading to recognition. — Marvin Bell

Poem Writing Quotes By Nathalie Handal: I feel most at home when I am

I feel most at home when I am writing a poem - because in that instant, I am everywhere. — Nathalie Handal

Poem Writing Quotes By A.A. Patawaran: Blank pages are cruelPure torture in white or

Blank pages are cruel
Pure torture in white or beige
But how else to start — A.A. Patawaran

Poem Writing Quotes By Mary Ruefle: Poetry is sentimental to begin with. To write

Poetry is sentimental to begin with. To write a sentimental poem is an act of redundancy. — Mary Ruefle

Poem Writing Quotes By Daphne Gottlieb: Someone Should Write Me a Love Poem but

Someone Should Write Me a Love Poem but I'm Stuck Doing It Myself — Daphne Gottlieb

Poem Writing Quotes By Jhumpa Lahiri: I love reading poetry, and yet, at this

I love reading poetry, and yet, at this point, the thought of writing a poem, to me, is tantamount to figuring out a trigonometry question. — Jhumpa Lahiri

Poem Writing Quotes By James Galvin: If I knew how to write a poem,

If I knew how to write a poem, I wouldn't. — James Galvin

Poem Writing Quotes By Robert Frost: Never discuss the poem you contemplate writing. It's

Never discuss the poem you contemplate writing. It's like turning on the outside spigot. It takes all the pressure off the upstairs bathroom. — Robert Frost

Poem Writing Quotes By Geoffrey Harvey: Insisting that his writing did not offer a

Insisting that his writing did not offer a philosophy of life, Hardy claims that each poem was an 'impression', intensely subjective and evanescent. — Geoffrey Harvey

Poem Writing Quotes By Anne Sexton: We are all writing God's poem.

We are all writing God's poem. — Anne Sexton

Poem Writing Quotes By Pattiann Rogers: Often when I write poetry I don't quite

Often when I write poetry I don't quite know what I'm saying myself. I mean, I can't restate the poem. The meaning of the poem is the poem. — Pattiann Rogers

Poem Writing Quotes By Ymatruz: In poetry, the best way to say cuss

In poetry, the best way to say cuss words is to hide it behind metaphors. — Ymatruz

Poem Writing Quotes By S.J. Rozan: While he sweated out a story she bled

While he sweated out a story she bled put a poem. (Dark City Lights) — S.J. Rozan

Poem Writing Quotes By Wallace Stevens: The reading of a poem should be an

The reading of a poem should be an experience. Its writing must be all the more so. — Wallace Stevens

Poem Writing Quotes By Langston Hughes: For my best poems were all written when

For my best poems were all written when I felt the worst. When I was happy, I didn't write anything. — Langston Hughes

Poem Writing Quotes By Anne Sexton: The beautiful feeling after writing a poem is

The beautiful feeling after writing a poem is on the whole better even than after sex, and that's saying a lot. — Anne Sexton

Poem Writing Quotes By Ovid: Or that writing a poem you can read

Or that writing a poem you can read to no one
is like dancing in the dark. — Ovid

Poem Writing Quotes By Shannon Lynette: You can't write a poem until you live.

You can't write a poem until you live. — Shannon Lynette

Poem Writing Quotes By Kenneth Rexroth: As Aristotle said, you have to be an

As Aristotle said, you have to be an aristocrat or a reactionary to write a good proletarian poem. — Kenneth Rexroth

Poem Writing Quotes By Robert Bly: You say to yourself, Well, this poem isn't

You say to yourself, Well, this poem isn't going to be any good, but I'll write it anyway. — Robert Bly