“I was one of those dark, quiet kids that wrote poetry.”– Rick Springfield Related Quotes “Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth – the true poet is very near the oracle.”– Edwin Hubbel Chapin “And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn’t think so.”– Norman MacCaig “Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don’t have to tell anyone you’re doing it.”– Roger McGough