1611 in Literature - Poetry

Famous quotes containing the word poetry:

“That was a way of putting it not very satisfactory:
A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,
Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle
With words and meanings. The poetry does not matter”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

“The wisest definition of poetry the poet will instantly prove false by setting aside its requisitions.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“Most people ignore most poetry
because
most poetry ignores most people.”
—Adrian Mitchell (b. 1932)