Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky.Kahlil Gibran
Poetry Quotes
These 8 quotes on poetry come straight from the QuotePlace collection — lines by poets, philosophers, leaders and artists across the centuries. Open any card to read the quote on its own page and meet the author behind it.
Nations are born in the hearts of poets; they prosper and die in the hands of politicians.Muhammad Iqbal
A Book of Verses underneath the Bough, a Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread — and Thou.Omar Khayyam
I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.Virginia Woolf
Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity.William Wordsworth
Nations are born in the hearts of poets; they prosper and die in the hands of politicians.Allama Iqbal
The poet is intimate with truth, while the scientist approaches it awkwardly.Jagadish Chandra Bose
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe