“Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have.”– John Masefield Related Quotes “The poet may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather.”– Lionel Trilling “Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it’s like a jackhammer.”– Bette Midler “A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress.”– Lord Byron