David Whyte Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“All of our great traditions, religious, contemplative and artistic, say that you must a learn how to be alone - and have a relationship with silence. It is difficult, but it can start with just the tiniest quiet moment.”

“The great poems are not about experience, but are the experience itself, felt in the body.”

“By definition, poetry works with qualities and dynamics that mainstream society is reluctant to face head-on. It's an interesting phenomenon that by necessity, poetry is just below the radar.”

“It is the province of poetry to be more realistic and present than the artificial narratives of an outer discourse, and not afraid of the truthful difficulty of the average human life.”

“A good poem looks life straight in the face, unflinching, sincere, equal to revelation through loss or gain.”