![She was the Judy Garland of American poetry.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zMo_7mxPFVw/X0bOQ6PtBiI/AAAAAAAAE30/0IaG9HBank4UjGupIbE1EnxvYYNtP61twCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/she-was-the-judy-garland-of-american-poetry-quotes-by-james-dickey-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-poetry.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Category: Poetry
![She was the Judy Garland of American poetry.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zMo_7mxPFVw/X0bOQ6PtBiI/AAAAAAAAE30/0IaG9HBank4UjGupIbE1EnxvYYNtP61twCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/she-was-the-judy-garland-of-american-poetry-quotes-by-james-dickey-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-poetry.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![I see poetry as spiritual medicine.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KgeaDlZGt8g/X0bHood2fcI/AAAAAAAADns/0_NDWALOgnkHpWHXxdWaVQbqkGBrrX3FACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/i-see-poetry-as-spiritual-medicine-quotes-by-mahmoud-darwish-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-poetry.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
I see poetry as spiritual medicine.
![The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pke5fso9fkc/X1uKTcmJjJI/AAAAAAAAKcQ/dhZjkDjO2FAxRuoFbhhggZnBhxc3_XGdwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-purpose-of-life-is-to-be-defeated-by-greater-and-greater-things.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.
![Music is the universal language of mankind.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Wf599JTz2Io/X1t2VUNAXRI/AAAAAAAAIfM/XEaTmIbvdQsdo1kEb2YWnDlRKhEvfhH6QCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/music-is-the-universal-language-of-mankind.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Music is the universal language of mankind.
![Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DfoB-S8yNMc/X1t6WT6E-rI/AAAAAAAAI_o/1llm0gtiONwm8N0nLx76_b7oRht_ioNEACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/poets-have-been-mysteriously-silent-on-the-subject-of-cheese.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
![Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UGBAo6rKg_o/X0bGxUumbfI/AAAAAAAAC9M/WEZ0eAyhXpUvRJK8FzpfqdZx_I643QQiACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/immature-poets-imitate-mature-poets-steal-quotes-by-t-s-eliot-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-poetry.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
![I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x0pMkfDuHPY/X1tqw0rpOrI/AAAAAAAAHHU/GuOpZe3JeSEQZNfL9IVkHKEtuNPbnWbagCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/i-have-loved-the-stars-too-fondly-to-be-fearful-of-the-night.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
![To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sMWEjI-yB3g/X1uN5S-i6VI/AAAAAAAAK40/w8bu55tZQgs20i2GYJ5gWOu_6BwXaObAgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/to-be-a-poet-is-a-condition-not-a-profession.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.
![Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pbhloW-Pm_c/X1tnmptvf_I/AAAAAAAAGhg/3bhj8IiiORYclVBGfA-vV-1WkofIaEwAgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/genuine-poetry-can-communicate-before-it-is-understood.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.
![Let our scars fall in love.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3IfQCZVyTuU/X1twikBCLoI/AAAAAAAAIEg/ynda2MOIGVU1ze7IBVNkab17I7_X8m9OACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/let-our-scars-fall-in-love.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Let our scars fall in love.
![A lot happens by accident in poetry.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JdJ7nsypbeE/X0VnK-jLdeI/AAAAAAAABLE/QEu-HC0zXcEOwIMUfknJOZy0YH70-3aqACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw1quf-gU/w750-h750-p/a-lot-happens-by-accident-in-poetry-quotes-by-howard-nemerov-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-poetry.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
A lot happens by accident in poetry.
![Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vctJf2R-gLQ/X0bNG7kk4yI/AAAAAAAAEOI/rkwah3b_U4YR08j2UQ4U_S6kauhHidkAQCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/poetry-heals-the-wounds-inflicted-by-reason-quotes-by-novalis-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-poetry.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)