“A verbal art like poetry is reflective it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become.”– W. H. Auden Related Quotes “We recognise in the finished art, which is the result of these conditions, the best words in the best order – poetry and to put this essential poetry into different classes is impossible.”– John Drinkwater “As an actor, there is room for a certain amount of creativity, but you’re always ultimately going to be saying somebody else’s words. I don’t think I’d have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but I’d love to write short stories and poetry, because those are my two passions.”– Daniel Radcliffe “I came into music because I thought the presentation of poetry wasn’t vibrant enough. So I merged improvised poetry with basic rock chords.”– Patti Smith