Poetry is rather an approach to things to life than it is typographical production.

And I mean I think poetry does need to be met to some extent especially I guess 19th century poetry and for me it's just been so worth the effort. It's like I'm planting a garden in my head.

I have to admit that I had a lot of problems with poetry.

As for how criticism of Keats' poetry relates to criticism of my own work I'll leave that for others to decide.

Poetry is simply the most beautiful impressive and widely effective mode of saying things.

The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit and the waves dance to the music of its melodies and sparkle in its brightness.

I've never read a political poem that's accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen but rarely what the poet wants.

A lot happens by accident in poetry.

Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite expressions.

In my late teenage years I developed a real passion for it and wrote a lot of poetry.