Who speaks of art speaks of poetry. There is not art without a poetic aim. There is a species of emotion particular to painting. There is an effect that results from a certain arrangement of colors, of lights, of shadows. It is this that one calls the music of painting
'Therefore' is a word the poet must not know.
Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.
I'm a boxing junkie, a serial-killer junkie, and a classical guitar junkie. All of these guys are great, poetic references.
A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote.
When it's done with being graceful and poetic, language is meant to communicate, after all.
Poetry; a criticism of life under the conditions fixed for such a criticism by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty.
That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.
Mr. Rihani is a man of ardent poetic temperament, a clever poet, and a man of unworldly ideals.
The poetic image exists apart from causality.
As to London we must console ourselves with the thought that if life outside is less poetic than it was in the days of old, inwardly its poetry is much deeper.
There may be more poetry than justice in poetic justice.
Never is a historic deed already completed when it is done but always only when it is handed down to posterity. What we call "history" by no means represents the sum total of all significant deeds. . . . World historyonly comprises that tiny lighted sector which chanced to be placed in the spotlight by poetic or scholarly depictions.
A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.
I have never considered myself a poet. I have no interest in poetic artistry.
The primary and literal meaning of the Bible, then, is its centripetal or poetic meaning.
But Racine's extraordinary powers as a writer become still more obvious when we consider that besides being a great poet he is also a great psychologist.
Poetry is innocent, not wise. It does not learn from experience, because each poetic experience is unique.
I've read there is no such thing as a single tear, that old poetic trope. And perhaps there isn't, since hers was simply a companion to my own.
Eric Peters' music is at the top of what gets played around my house, in my car and while I am running. I am a big fan. He writes incredibly honest and poetic lyrics coupled with memorable pop melodies and I can think of no better combination.