Poetry Quote by Frank O'Hara — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“One need never leave the confines of New York to get all the greenery one wishes--I can't even enjoy a blade of grass unless I know there's a subway handy, or a record store or some other sign that people do not totally”

“I embraced a cloud,”

“...but it is good to be several floors up in the dead of night wondering whether you are any good or not and the only decision you can make is that you did it...”

“Too many poets act like a middle-aged mother trying to get her kids to eat too much cooked meat, and potatoes with drippings (tears). I don't give a damn whether they eat or not. Forced feeding leads to excessive thinness (effete). Nobody should experience anything they don't need to, if they don't need poetry bully for them. I like the movies too. And after all, only Whitman and Crane and Williams, of the American poets, are better than the movies.”

“I am the least difficult of men. All I want is boundless love.”

“You just go on your nerve.”

“Poetry must be as new as foam, and as old as the rock.”

“I have lost my smile,”

“Stars in the night,' he said. 'Something something something something, some delight”

“Recipe For Happiness Khaborovsk Or Anyplace'”

“A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote.”

“If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.”