58 Poetry Quotes

Poetry has a magical way of capturing the essence of human emotions, painting vivid pictures with mere words, and igniting the imagination. It's no wonder that poetry quotes often resonate so deeply with us, offering wisdom, comfort, and inspiration. In this post, we’ve gathered a curated collection of the top 58 poetry quotes. Whether you're a seasoned lover of verse or a newcomer to the world of poetry, these quotes are sure to speak to your soul and spark your creativity. Join us as we explore the timeless beauty and profound insights that only poetry can provide.

1. “The emmet's inch and eagle's mileMake lame philosophy to smile.He who doubts from what he seesWill ne'er believe, do what you please.- "Auguries of Innocence” - William Blake

2. “O to be self-balanced for contingencies, to confront night, storms, hunger, ridicule, accidents, rebuffs, as the trees and animals do.” - Walt Whitman

3. “Poetry can be dangerous, especially beautiful poetry, because it gives the illusion of having had the experience without actually going through it.” - Jalal Ad-Din Rumi

4. “Blessed is the covenant of love, the covenant of mercy, useless light behind the terror, deathless song in the house of night.” - Leonard Cohen

5. “the light too brief to finish any work —the woman seeks to amplify the dark” - Leatha Kendrick

6. “Ah, me resisto, mas me tienes toda, tú, que nunca serás del todo mío.” - Alfonsina Storni

7. “The codfish lays ten thousand eggs.The homely hen lays one.Codfish never cackles to tell you what she has done.And so we scorn the codfish,while the humble hen we prize,which only goes to show you that it pays to advertise!” - Nikhil Sharda

8. “The sea waves stirred before methey dashed against the rocksLike a mermaid rising from its depthscurled white sea foam were her locks...” - Giselle V. Steele

9. “Whiteness is the color of death, you know, not black. Wetness is life, the breeder and shaper of life. In the beginning the sun was black. So all light was absorbed before it had a chance to return. And our dreams, then, were empty.” - Jim Carroll

10. “And when I feelthe masks beneathcrumble and fade withtime I build new onesto replace the old."Masks"- Sins Within” - Shay Leigh

11. “Our story has been told,our song has been sung.You're a road I’ve already traveled,and from it, I have moved on."Already Traveled” - Shay Leigh

12. “When humankind cannot produce a philosopher to speak its mind, it longs for a poet to sing its heart” - Subhan Zein

13. “La grandeza concreta de la poesía, como la de la vida, consiste en no estar hecha.” - Roberto Juarroz

14. “I want to gossip about forever / against the part of your back that / is mine.” - Mikl Paul

15. “I negate this distance with / what it would be / to be shining you.” - Mikl Paul

16. “Omnipotence and omniscience are the end of power and knowledge.” - Dejan Stojanovic

17. “Unborn eternity does not die; existence is dying and falls asleep in the eternity beyond existence.” - Dejan Stojanovic

18. “God is busy and has no time for you.” - Dejan Stojanovic

19. “Sunbathe from within.” - Dejan Stojanovic

20. “The same word we love and hate, leaves in different directions, taking different paths.” - Dejan Stojanovic

21. “Through words to the meaning of thoughts with no words.” - Dejan Stojanovic

22. “Say No! Accept the burdens of revenge.” - Dejan Stojanovic

23. “A breeze, a forgotten summer, a smile, all can fit into a storefront window.” - Dejan Stojanovic

24. “All those big words produce disgust today.” - Dejan Stojanovic

25. “He confided his deepest secret to you; be always wary of his secret.” - Dejan Stojanovic

26. “Is it possible to write a poem or are these words just screams of outlaws exiled to the desert?” - Dejan Stojanovic

27. “If you are good, they say you are weak.” - Dejan Stojanovic

28. “They grew; they did not talk about growing.” - Dejan Stojanovic

29. “A big desire is not enough to meet the expectations of lost dreams.” - Dejan Stojanovic

30. “Dreams are our only geography—our native land.” - Dejan Stojanovic

31. “He had an answer to almost everything and he retired at an early age.” - Dejan Stojanovic

32. “My feelings are too loud for words and too shy for the world.” - Dejan Stojanovic

33. “Entering a cell, penetrating deep as a flying saucer to find a new galaxy would be an honorable task for a new scientist interested more in the inner state of the soul than in outer space.” - Dejan Stojanovic

34. “There is something perfect to be found in the imperfect: the law keeps balance through the juxtaposition of beauty, which gains perfection through nurtured imperfection.” - Dejan Stojanovic

35. “We love the imperfect shapes in nature and in the works of art, look for an intentional error as a sign of the golden key and sincerity found in true mastery.” - Dejan Stojanovic

36. “Oblivion cures the old wounds.” - Dejan Stojanovic

37. “Pretense cannot sustain blind power.” - Dejan Stojanovic

38. “The most complicated skill is to be simple.” - Dejan Stojanovic

39. “To say more while saying less is the secret of being simple.” - Dejan Stojanovic

40. “Every man needs his Siren To check his courage and strength When he hears her song In his travels through the unknown.” - Dejan Stojanovic

41. “Devil and God – two sides of the same face.” - Dejan Stojanovic

42. “Good is not always good.” - Dejan Stojanovic

43. “When within yourself you find the road, the right road will open.” - Dejan Stojanovic

44. “In every sound, the hidden silence sleeps.” - Dejan Stojanovic

45. “Life into death— Life’s other shape, No rupture, Only crossing.” - Dejan Stojanovic

46. “The world is always open, Waiting to be discovered.” - Dejan Stojanovic

47. “Vandals listen only when others are stronger.If vandals are equal or strongerTheir word is the last word.” - Dejan Stojanovic

48. “Death swallows death.” - Dejan Stojanovic

49. “My mathematics is simple: one plus one = one.” - Dejan Stojanovic

50. “From one bell all the bells toll.” - Dejan Stojanovic

51. “sometimes I hearscreaming like a childand wake upto find it’s me” - Stephen Fitzsimons

52. “...callamos los volcanes florecidos!” - Francisco de Quevedo

53. “There's two ways to become a famous Poet, find that one person that knows somebody, that knows somebody, that knows somebody.Or die trying” - Stanley Victor Paskavich

54. “...at morning, I'm unruffled - I'll sit with my tea and Muse Cat beside me and listen to the soft chime of the grandfather clock...” - John Geddes

55. “ فـَـيــَا رب ِّ ســَّــو ِّ الحبَّ بينى و بينها ~~~ يكون ُ كـَـفـَافـاً لا عـَلـَـى َّ ولا لـِـي َفما طلع َ النجم ُ الذى يـُهتدَى به ِ ~~~~ ولا الصبح ُ إلاّ هـَيـَّجا ذكرها لـِــى َ ” - قيس بن الملوح

56. “Thoughts as warm as a silky summer rain, flowing over the edge of my soul's gentle.not tides returning them along the shoreline to laughing gulls.” - Basith

57. “Bezgove ure"To je stari bezeg za hišo. To so bezgove ure.Grozljivo zelena tesnoba listov.Črnikasta barva jagod. Grenki bezgov čas pred nevihto. Pod zidom vetje kopriv.Nepokošena trava.Za zidom soba.Preležani duh samskih stricev.Votlo bezgovo steblo nedelje.Poobedna tihota.Rdečkasti peclji jagod.Njihov plehki, pusti okusv bezgovem spancu.Sladke sline zorijov medlečih ustih dečkov,ki slonijo ob bezgovih bokih hiš.” - Kajetan Kovič

58. “Write to me your most perfect epitaph, or I shall compare a poet to a lecturer. Thou art more Spartan than a ballad monger who makes his living as a Wal-Mart greeter;” - Scott Jonathan Nixon