Poetry almost by definition calls attention to its language and form.

I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry that is prose = words in their best order - poetry = the best words in the best order.

A definition of poetry can only determine what poetry should be and not what poetry actually was and is otherwise the most concise formula would be: Poetry is that which at some time and some place was thus named.

It's bad poetry executed by people that can't sing. That's my definition of Rap.

Poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition.

Crabbed and obscure definitions are of no use beyond a narrow circle of students of whom probably every one has a pet one of his own.

We must think differently look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts new definitions.

Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line no final deadline no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process the work of many decisions.

Retaliation is related to nature and instinct not to law. Law by definition cannot obey the same rules as nature.

There are probably several hundred thousand if we narrow the definition to include only those who in their search for money and power are ruthless and deceitful.