Poetry

Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an admired American poet and novelist. Her works explore themes such as self, death and nature, and are closely tied to her personal experience.

I have compiled this list of Emily Dickinson quotes, taken from her poems (and one letter). Jump in to read more of her stunning words.

1015 quotes from Maya Angelou: 'I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.', 'There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.', and 'What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.'

849 quotes from Walt Whitman: 'Resist much, obey little.', 'What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the print I have read in my life.', and 'This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men, go freely with powerful uneducated persons and with the young and with the mothers of families, read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life, re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency not only in its words but in the silent lines of its lips and face and between the lashes of your eyes and in every motion and joint of your body.'

207 quotes from Nikita Gill: 'We have calcium in our bones, iron in our veins, carbon in our souls, and nitrogen in our brains. 93 percent stardust, with souls made of flames, we are all just stars that have people names.', 'Girls like her were born in a storm. They have lightning in their souls. Thunder in their hearts. And chaos in their bones.', and 'You fell in love with a storm. Did you really think you would get out unscathed?'

Writers Write is a comprehensive writing resource and we have included 17 of the most powerful excerpts from poetry in this post.

"I have measured out my life with coffee spoons."