“A lot happens by accident in poetry.”– Howard Nemerov Related Quotes “Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.”– Khalil Gibran “I think there are things in my story that have helped my creativity. Your father being killed, for instance, is one of the best things that could happen to a kid if he’s going to write poetry or songs.”– Roger Waters “Everyone needs solitude, especially a person who is used to thinking about what she experiences. Solitude is very important in my work as a mode of inspiration, but isolation is not good in this respect. I am not writing poetry about isolation.”– Wislawa Szymborska