My art and poetry is very political now. Because you've got to find that truth within you and express yourself. Somewhere out there I know there will be people who will listen.

Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth - the true poet is very near the oracle.

The first function of poetry is to tell the truth to learn how to do that to find out what you really feel and what you really think.

Poetry is a special use of language that opens onto the real. The business of the poet is truth telling which is why in the Celtic tradition no one could be a teacher unless he or she was a poet.

Poetry is truth in its Sunday clothes.

In fact in lyric poetry truthfulness becomes recognizable as a ring of truth within the medium itself.

Poetry lies its way to the truth.

Poetry is a political act because it involves telling the truth.

When truth has no burning then it is philosophy when it gets burning from the heart it becomes poetry.

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.