May Sarton On Being A Poet
May Sarton (May 3, 1912 – July 16, 1995) I am, I think, more of a poet..., if to be a poet means allowing life…
Adrienne Rich On Poets
Adrienne Rich (May 16, 1929–March 27, 2012) I have been a poet of the oppositional imagination, meaning that I don't think my only argument is…
Carolyn Forché On Poets
Carolyn Forché (April 28, 1950 - ) The poets are more expected to be intellectuals and to have an active interest in history and politics…
William Rose Benét On Writing Poetry
William Rose Ben’et (February 2, 1886 – May 4, 1950) The poet (artist) must write as it pleases him to write. If he writes what…
Frank Delaney On Poets
Frank Delaney (October 24, 1942 -) The people we call “poets,” by which I mean true, real poets — they are merely very keen listeners…
May Sarton On Poets
May Sarton (May 3, 1912 – July 16, 1995) You choose to be a novelist, but you're chosen to be a poet. This is a…
James Baldwin On Poets
James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) The poets (by which I mean all artists) are finally the only people who know the…
