“Our language is polarized. Concrete words are usually the language of poets. Abstract words are usually the language of politicians.”
Richard Shelton
“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the human heart can hold.”
Zelda Fitzgerald
“We all write poems; it is simply that the poets are the ones who write in words”
John Fowles
“The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage with which they face the challenges of life”
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“Verse is not written, it is bled; Out of the poet's abstract head. Words drip the poem on the page; Out of his grief, delight and rage.”
Paul Engle
“kudos to the educators, athletes, dancers, judges, janitors, politicians, artists, actors, writers, singers, poets, and social activist, to all who dare to look at like with humor, determination and respect”
Maya Angelou
“Poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition.”
Eli Khamarov
