Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.

Quote by Robert Frost

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It's a funny thing that when a man hasn't anything on earth to worry about,...

It's a funny thing that when a man hasn't anything on earth to worry about,...

I alone of English writers have consciously set myself to make music out of what...

I alone of English writers have consciously set myself to make music out of what...

I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the...

I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the...

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles...

But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles...

It looked as if a night of dark intent Was coming, and not only a...

It looked as if a night of dark intent Was coming, and not only a...

The best things and best people rise out of their separateness; I'm against a homogenized...

The best things and best people rise out of their separateness; I'm against a homogenized...

The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not...

The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not...

I had a lovers quarrel with the world.

I had a lovers quarrel with the world.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on.

Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance.

Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance.

Friends make pretence of following to the grave but before one is in it, their...

Friends make pretence of following to the grave but before one is in it, their...

Earth's the right place for love. I don't know where it's likely to go better

Earth's the right place for love. I don't know where it's likely to go better

A poem begins with a lump in the throat

A poem begins with a lump in the throat

Entertain great hopes

Entertain great hopes

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Style is that which indicates how the writer takes himself and what he is saying....

Style is that which indicates how the writer takes himself and what he is saying....

I always entertain great hopes.

I always entertain great hopes.

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.

The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom... in a...

The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom... in a...