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Poet Quotes

The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.

Wallace Stevens

Existence Poet Philosopher Merely

I saw an amazing film when I was 16 called 'Slam'. It's about a spoken-word poet. Saul Williams is in it.

Amazing Poet Film Saw About Slam

Poetry is also the physical self of the poet, and it is impossible to separate the poet from his poetry.

Salvatore Quasimodo

Poetry Impossible Self Poet Physical

I think a poet, like a painter, should be a craftsperson.

Think Poet Like Painter I Think

In truth, every creation of the mind is first of all 'poetic' in the proper sense of the word; and inasmuch as there exists an equivalence between the modes of sensibility and intellect, it is the same function that is exercised initially in the enterprises of the poet and the scientist.

Saint-John Perse

Truth Mind Creation First Same Poet

I believe the poet shouldn't be in the poem at all except as a lens or as ears.

Believe Lens I Believe Poet Ears

The object of poetic activity is essentially language: whatever his beliefs and convictions, the poet is more concerned with words than with what these words designate.

Words Language More Whatever Poet

I have always used a great variety of verse forms, especially in my poetry for children. I believe that poetry begins in childhood and that a poet who can remember his own childhood exactly can, and should, communicate to children.

William Jay Smith

Children Great Childhood Poetry Poet

I've always been a poet. My dad went to Lincoln University with Gil-Scott Heron, so I came out of the womb listening to Gil-Scott Heron.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Listening Always University Out Poet

I was very lucky to have a mother who encouraged me to become a poet.

Mother Me Become Lucky Poet Who

As a poet and a teacher, I read all the time. I know I read slowly. I like reading, but I don't read any more than I have to.

Teacher Time Reading Know More Poet

As regards literary culture, it fascinates me that it has been so resilient to the Union. For example, when T.S. Eliot wanted to become poet in these lands, it wasn't as an English poet, it was an Anglian poet he wanted to be.

Culture Me Become Poet English Been

The relation between a poet and audience is really insignificant. What matters is the poet is hearing something that he is broadcasting. And whether there is anybody with a receiver isn't the reason he does it. He hopes there is somebody receiving it.

Matters Reason Audience Hearing Poet

I shall, in due time, be a Poet.

Time Poet Shall Due

I wanted to be a poet. I wrote from ages 15 to 22, but I left it because I discovered, and fell in love with, cinema.

Sebastian Lelio

Love Cinema Poet Left Because Wrote

As far as I was concerned, it was the absence of women in the poetic tradition which allowed women in the poems to be simplified. The voice of a woman poet would, I was sure, have precluded such distortion. It did not exist.

Women Woman Voice Tradition Poet

And in a way, that's been a help to me, because I take great passions for a particular poet - sometimes it lasts for many years, sometimes only for a while. This happens to everybody.

Great Me Help Sometimes Way Poet

We are proud to have with us the poet lariat of Chicago.

Richard J. Daley

Proud Chicago Poet Us

An actor is at most a poet and at least an entertainer.

Actor Poet Most Entertainer Least

I never met anybody in my life who says, I want to be a critic. People want to be a fireman, poet, novelist.

Life People My Life Want Never Poet

In African-American culture, there's often a family historian, someone who does the genealogy or keeps the family Bible. I became aware that might be one role the poet has.

Family Culture Bible Someone Poet

I like bringing my poet brain and sensibility to lyrics I write.

Brain Write Poet Like Lyrics

I became aesthetically obsessed with language. And 'literary artist' - poet and novelist - is a calling. You are called to it the way preachers are called to preaching the gospel.

Language You Artist Way Poet Gospel

The true poet for me is a priest. As soon as he dons the cassock, he must leave his family.

Gustave Flaubert

Family Me True Leave Poet Priest

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