I grew up in this town, my poetry was born between the hill and the river, it took its voice from the rain, and like the timber, it steeped itself in the forests.
-Pablo Neruda
Quotations
Poet
It’s not easy to write a poem about a poem.
-Dejan Stojanović
A poet's mission is to make words do more work than they normally do, to make them work on more than one level.
-Jay Z
"Decoded"
The worst fate of a poet is to be admired without being understood.
-Jean Cocteau
"Le Rappel á l'ordre"
A few moments in a poet’s company teach us more about the essence of art than many a lecture and books.
-Etinne Gilsun
A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.
-Criss Jami
The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed.
-Jean Cocteau
A poet is not an apostle; he drives out devils only by the power of the devil.
-Søren Kierkegaard
"Fear And Trembling; Repetition"
A poet more than thirty years old is simply an overgrown child.
-H. L. Mencken
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
-Jean Cocteau
