Inspiring author quotes on the topic of poetry

  • Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow." APJ Abdul Kalan
  • "When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses." John F. Kennedy
  • "Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks." Plutarch
  • "The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit; and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and the sparkle in its brightness." James Gates Percival
  • "Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things." T.S. Eliot
  • "Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." Robert Frost