Poetry : (62) " By definition, poetry works with qualities and dynamics that mainstream society is reluctant to face head-on. It’s an interesting phenomenon that by necessity, poetry is just below the radar. " - David Whyte " I’ve always wanted to write poems and nothing else. " - Mary Oliver " The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can’t touch. " - E. M. Forster " Poetry’s always dead, you know? You don’t realize how good poetry is until 15 years later. " - Richard Hell " You know, people speak in poetry all the time. They just don’t realize it. " - Sherman Alexie " Poetry is not a matter of feelings, it is a matter of language. It is language which creates feelings. " - Umberto Eco " Most poets are elitist dregs more concerned with proving their skill with a dictionary than communicating ideas with impact. " - Henry Rollins " Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private. " - Allen Ginsberg " Though my poems are about evenly split between traditionally formal work that uses rhyme and meter and classical structure, and work that is freer, I feel that the music of language remains at the core of it all. Sound, rhythm, repetition, compression – these elements of my poetry are also elements of my prose. " - Floyd Skloot " As soon as war is declared it will be impossible to hold the poets back. Rhyme is still the most effective drum. " - Jean Giraudoux