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

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

“Poetry is life distilled.”

“Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies.”

“Say to them,”

“Live not for Battles Won.”

“The Way It Is”

“One breath taken completely; one poem, fully written, fully read - in such a moment, anything can happen.”

“It is not what they built. It is what they knocked down.”

“And night comes with a gentle storm to permeate the conduits of my blood. And shy rain whispers your name.”

“the stars began to burn”

“I discover myself on the verge of a usual mistake.”