". .. in common with the others, I received from America a request that I would define poetry. I replied that I could no more define poetry than a terrier can define a rat, but that I thought we both recognized the symptoms which it provokes in us."---A. E. Housman, from Creators on Creating, edited by Frank Barron, Alfonso Montuori, and Anthea Barron
This post is part of my Poetry Quote a Day series for National Poetry Month.
This reminds me when I asked a friend the definition of good art. I am enjoying these quotes.
ReplyDeleteHah! I love this.
ReplyDeleteWhat tanita said. Exactly.
ReplyDelete"Loveliest of trees the cherry now
ReplyDeleteis hung with bloom along the bow..."
Sorry. I see A.E. Houseman's name and I can't help myself...
It's a good one, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteYou keep spouting poetry all you want to, Mary Lee. It's National Poetry Month and all, you know. :)