"Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation." - Robert Fitzgerald
"Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself." - William Hazlitt
"Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before." - Audre Lorde
“Poetry can be dangerous, especially beautiful poetry, because it gives the illusion of having had the experience without actually going through it.” - Rumi