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I take as metaphysical poetry that in which what is ordinarily apprehensible only by thought is brought within the grasp of feeling, or that in which what is ordinarily only felt is transformed into thought without ceasing to be feeling.

» Susan Sontag (1933-2004) American Writerand filmaker

It seems just possible that a poem might happen to a very young man: but a poem is not poetry -That is a life.

» Susan Sontag (1933-2004) American Writerand filmaker

When a poet's mind is perfectly equipped for its work, it is constantly amalgamating disparate experiences.

» Susan Sontag (1933-2004) American Writerand filmaker

Each venture is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate with shabby equipment always deteriorating in the general mess of imprecision of feeling.

» Susan Sontag (1933-2004) American Writerand filmaker

Poetry is emotion put into measure. The emotion must come by nature, but the measure can be acquired by art.

» Thomas H. Huxley (1825-1895) English biologist

I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed.

» Truman Capote (1924-1984) American author

Verses which do not teach men new and moving truths do not deserve to be read.

» Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) British novelist and essayist ['To the lighthouse', 'Mrs Dalloway', 'Orlando']

It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.

» Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) British novelist and essayist ['To the lighthouse', 'Mrs Dalloway', 'Orlando']

Rhymes, meters, stanza forms, etc., are like servants. If the master is fair enough to win their affection and firm enough to command their respect, the result is an orderly happy household. If he is too tyrannical, they give notice; if he lacks authority

» W. C. Fields (1880-1946) American comedian and actor

As a poet there is only one political duty, and that is to defend one's language against corruption. When it is corrupted, people lose faith in what they hear and this leads to violence.

» W. C. Fields (1880-1946) American comedian and actor

Poetry makes nothing happen. It survives in the valley of its saying.

» W. C. Fields (1880-1946) American comedian and actor

The poet is the priest of the invisible.

» W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) British novelist and playwright

That willing suspension of disbelief for the moment, which constitutes poetic faith.

» Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) British author

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those we have personality and emotion know what it means to want to escape from these things

» Susan Sontag (1933-2004) American Writerand filmaker

Perhaps no person can be a poet, or can even enjoy poetry, without a certain unsoundness of mind.

» Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mold of the body and mind.

» Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Dutch painter

I cannot accept the doctrine that in poetry there is a ''suspension of belief.'' A poet must never make a statement simply because it is sounds poetically exciting; he must also believe it to be true.

» W. C. Fields (1880-1946) American comedian and actor

It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.

» W. C. Fields (1880-1946) American comedian and actor

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