Francis Webb is easily our greatest poet and one of the greatest poets in the world but he’s hardly ever mentioned. – Robert Adamson
The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence. – Wallace Stevens
The antagonism between the poet and the politician has generally been evident in all cultures. – Salvatore Quasimodo
The word poet literally means maker: anything which is not well made doesn’t exist. – Theophile Gautier
Viereck became a historian, specializing in modern Russia, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. – Tom Reiss