16 Best Poetry Quotes

Babies are the poetry of life written in the language of innocence.

The first cry of a newborn is the first verse in the poem of their life.

A baby is a poem that writes itself in the book of life.

The outfield is my church, and my glove is the altar. – Roberto Clemente

And still, I rise. – Maya Angelou

She walked in beauty. – Lord Byron

We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. – John Keating

Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. – John Keating

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. – Leonardo da Vinci

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe. – Jabberwocky

I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all. – Kat Stratford

When you stand in the snow, you look like an angel. – Phil Connors

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. – John F. Kennedy

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. – Plato

Science is the poetry of reality. – Richard Dawkins

A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet. – Francis Ford Coppola