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

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

“Say to them,”

“We real cool. We”

“Poetry is life distilled.”

“Live not for Battles Won.”

“All this time”

“And when we tell ourselves we have reached the paroxysm of horror, blood and flouted laws of poetry that consecrates revolt, we obliged to advance still further into an endless vertigo.”

“Love, be”

“But I don't shut up and I don't die.”

“My art unkind, my energy all gone blind;The limbs uneven, the face shallower,Because those who I see are not seen,Those who see me are rude indeed. So blow, blow dear winter, just blow along me!”

“I will deck thee with trophies, garlands of my defeat. It is never in my power to escape unconquered.”