Poetry Quote Generator

“ My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white page to be filled with images. ”

~James Broughton

“ Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is. ”

~James Broughton

“ You pick up loads of baggage with your first record with reaction to it from fans and critics. So I went to Ireland by myself for a couple of weeks with my guitar. I read lots of poetry, I read Patti Smith's autobiography and started words and phrases and then songs started to take shape. ”

~Ellie Goulding

“ Poetry is the language we speak in the most terrifying or ecstatic passages of our lives. But the very word poetry scares people. They think of their grade school teachers reciting 'Hiawatha' and they groan. ”

~Erica Jong

“ I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching - but that won't pay the Bergdorf's bill. I think I'll move to somewhere life is cheaper. ”

~Erica Jong

“ The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life. ”

~Jean Giraudoux