“There is no true poetry that is not dedicated to the soul and to joy.”
Florence Earle Coates (1850–1927) American writer and poet
On poetry
“There are people who barely feel poetry, and they are generally dedicated to teaching it.”
"Poetry" (1977)
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko (1932–2017) Russian poet, film director, teacher
New York Times (2 February 1986).
“It is barely conceivable that there are people who like war.”
Henry Kissinger (1923–2023) United States Secretary of State
Transcript of telephone conversation with poet and anti-war activist Allen Ginsberg from the National Security Archive http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB263/19710423-1950-Ginsberg-FIX.pdf (23 April 1971) <br class="br">1970s
“Poetry, a speaking picture… to teach and delight”
Philip Sidney (1554–1586) English diplomat
From 'Tracing Aristotle's Rhetoric' in Defense of Poesy 1581.
An Apology of Poetry, or The Defence of Poesy (1595)
Joseph H. Hertz (1872–1946) British rabbi
Morning Service: Preliminaries (p. 28)
The Authorised Daily Prayer Book
“Poetry is the work of the bard and of the people who inspire him.”
José Martí (1853–1895) Poet, writer, Cuban nationalist leader
Poesia (1891)
Vladimir Putin (1952) President of Russia, former Prime Minister
MUNICH, February 10, 2007. http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/02/a50c8a12-b6a8-44ad-92dd-58183e78a032.html <br class="br">2006- 2010
