Quotations About / On: POETRY

At certain times, men regard poetry merely as a bright flame, but to women it was, and always will be, a warm fire.

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.

Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea.

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

One has only as much morality as one has philosophy and poetry.

Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.

Perhaps no person can be a poet, or can even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind.

Poetry is indispensable—if I only knew what for.

Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.

Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar.