Clergyman's

“Poetry a criticism of life under the conditions fixed for such a criticism by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty.”
– Matthew Arnold

“My next project is to get back to that. Actually, to learn how to write poetry. I’m not kidding.”
– Harry Mathews

“I don’t think rap really fits in to ‘American Idol’ in the sense that I believe rap is an art form in itself more akin to poetry, more akin to drama, if you will.”
– Nigel Lythgoe