Poetry Readings Quotes

Public poetry readings were known to be a rough business, especially when presenting new material. A man could lose a lot more than just his pride. — Cynthia Hand

It's not a love of poetry readings that attracts those who do come to them but theater. — A.R. Ammons

If you are not living on the edge you are taking up too much space! — Beryl Broekman

In my life, I've seen enormous increase in the consumption of poetry. When I was young, there were virtually no poetry readings. — Donald Hall

Happy Readings Y'all! — Lia Gerber

We have seen the best minds of our generation destroyed by boredom at poetry readings. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti

I never really liked poetry readings; I liked to read poetry by myself, but I liked singing, chanting my lyrics to this jazz group. — Leonard Cohen