This famous quote was included in the Preface of Lyrical Ballads, the landmark collection of poetry published by Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It is commo… See more

Frost’s quote asks readers to imagine poetry as a physical sensation, something that bubbles up in positive or negative ways. Read Robert Frost’s poetry. See more

Within this well-known quote, Ginsberg describes poetry as what “you really think.” He believes it is all about “making the private world public.” Discover Allen Ginsberg’s … See more

Thomas Hardy suggests that poetry comes from an emotional place. The “measure,” or what one creates, can be practiced, but the emotion is “nature” or comes about naturally an… See more