No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: he may have wasted his time and messed up his life for nothing. T. S. Eliot
To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does. Allen Ginsburg
As soon as war is declared it will be impossible to hold the poets back. Rhyme is still the most effective drum. Jean Giraudoux
If poets were realistic, they wouldn't be poets. Peter Davison
Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently. Jean Cocteau
Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry. Anne Stevenson
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