“Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems.”– John Barton Related Quotes “The crown of literature is poetry.”– W. Somerset Maugham “Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.”– Don Marquis “Meet some people who care about poetry the way you do. You’ll have that readership. Keep going until you know you’re doing work that’s worthy. And then see what happens. That’s my advice.”– Philip Levine