Poetry Quote by Lawrence Ferlinghetti — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Poetry is the shadow cast by our streetlight imaginations.”

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

“Think long thoughts in short sentences.”

“See”

“I am waiting for the war to be fought”

“Decide if a poem is a question or a declaration, a meditation or an outcry.”

“The Summer Day”

“But writing poems and letters doesn't seem to do much good.”

“But no, I was out for stars:”

“I feel the only thing you can do about life is to preserve it, by art if you're an artist, by children if you're not.”

“To love is to soar in the wild unexpectedly.”

“Oh, friend, forget not, when you fain would note”