Lyric Poetry Quotes

Lyric Poetry Quote of the day

And gentle winds and waters near, make music to the lonely ear.

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough.

This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human soul.

Music straightjackets a poem and prevents it from breathing on its own, whereas it liberates a lyric. Poetry doesn't need music; lyrics do.

Most songs have bridges in them, to distract listeners from the main verses of a song so they don't get bored. My songs don't have a lot of bridges because lyric poetry never had them.

It is no longer possible for lyric poetry to express the immensity of our experience. Life has grown too cumbersome, too complicated. We have acquired values which are best expressed in prose.

The kind of poetry I write, lyric poetry, I think is really concerned with intimacy, with mystery. That needn't be religious mystery, there are mysteries to do with everyday life.

I think it's one of the things that drive lyric poetry, our sense of mortality.

There is a wonderful Hungarian literature, especially in lyric poetry.

There ain't no money in poetry, that's what keeps the poet free. I've had all the freedom I can stand.