Poetry Quote by Gwendolyn Brooks — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Poetry is life distilled.”

“We real cool. We”

“Surely--But I am very off from that.”

“Say to them,”

“Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies.”

“They are not long, the days of wine and roses:”

“I'll be writing as long as I can hold a pen in my curled, crimped arthritic hands and then I'll dictate it, if it comes to that. They'll have to pry my pen out of my cold, dead fingers - and even then, I'll fight 'em for it. Guaranteed.”

“...and so many colors”

“Where do the words go”

“Poetry is eternal graffiti written in the heart of everyone.”

“So build yourself as beautiful as you want your world to be. Wrap yourself in light then give yourself away with your heart, your brush, your march, your art, your poetry, your play. And for every day you paint the war, take a week and paint the beauty, the color, the shape of the landscape you’re marching towards. Everyone knows what you’re against; show them what you’re for.”