I never really liked poetry readings I liked to read poetry by myself, but I liked singing, chanting my lyrics to this jazz group. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I always thought that poetry is the verdict that others give to a certain kind of writing. So to call yourself a poet is a kind of dangerous description. It's for others it's for others to use. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. That's what poetry does. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I certainly derived my skills as a prose writer from my scrutiny of poetry and of the individual word. But schools don't do things like that anymore - tracking words down to their roots. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry that is, prose = words in their best order - poetry = the best words in the best order. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>