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Heart
Created on: April 15, 2010 Last Updated: March 22, 2012
All poetry, no matter what genre it is, has to come from the heart. For without the emotion and
Created on: November 28, 2007 Last Updated: August 26, 2011
Poetry is born in the heart. The poet Muhammad Iqbal stresses this fact in his famous quote "When the
by Mrs. O'Meara
Created on: May 19, 2008
The best poetry comes from the heart first, and is then improved by the mind. Inspiration is essential
Created on: September 11, 2007
Nothing is so powerful as a poem written from the heart. Nothing touches a soul as much as the intense
Created on: June 21, 2008 Last Updated: January 21, 2011
I would have to say that the best poetry definitely comes from the heart. Everything at its best arises
Created on: April 25, 2009 Last Updated: May 27, 2009
The best poetry comes... From the heart.
I am seeker of truth, a born watcher of the world with eyes
Created on: June 03, 2009
There is a preaching truism which states: "A sermon from the mind reaches a mind, but a sermon from
Created on: December 09, 2007 Last Updated: May 21, 2012
Poetry, quite intrinsically, based on what it is, can only come from the heart. Poetry is about feeling
Created on: April 11, 2010
Have you ever noticed that some of the best poetry is written about a broken heart, does that not say
Created on: December 03, 2007 Last Updated: April 24, 2009
Does the best poetry come from the heart or from the mind?
Perhaps the desire to write poetry occurs
by Kimberly K
Created on: June 25, 2009
Good poetry does most certainly come from the heart. No, not from the organ that pumps blood through
Created on: October 23, 2009
Whether or not the best poetry comes from the heart or the mind is not an easy question to answer. I
Created on: November 09, 2007
Poetry, by definition, is a literary form that expresses emotions. It is more personal than any other
Created on: August 29, 2009
T.S. Eliot once wrote, "Poetry may make us from time to time a little more aware of the deeper, unnamed
by Sharon Green
Created on: July 04, 2007 Last Updated: September 01, 2010
Poetry is an art. It's something that you write from your inner self. A place within that no one can
by Nicole Lane
Created on: January 26, 2008
Perhaps it's a little of both, I know I write from my heart and at times I can't stop writing. The words
Created on: January 18, 2008 Last Updated: October 30, 2010
Even though any art, including poetry, could be created by both, heart and mind, I am convinced that
by Scott Scherr
Created on: April 09, 2008
From The Heart.
It is my belief, that one can truly craft a fantastic piece of poetry simply by wrapping
by ktarcus
Created on: September 11, 2007
Drink ye long draughts from the mind of the inconsolable lest ye be tempted to think as the lone survivor
Created on: September 18, 2008 Last Updated: February 15, 2009
Think of a poem that is demonstrative of being written only with the mind. I cannot recall a single
Mind
Created on: May 29, 2009
"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words."
Robert Frost
Created on: June 04, 2009 Last Updated: June 06, 2009
Poetry is a sadly misunderstood art. Like all good writing it needs to engage the emotions and resonate
by Lisa Quattro
Created on: July 29, 2007
Honestly, I think that really great poetry comes from both the heart and mind. It starts from a heartfelt
Created on: October 25, 2009
The best poetry comes from the mind. The mind enables the voice and the tone to become one and in turn
by Allan Street
Created on: January 08, 2008 Last Updated: September 07, 2009
Does the best poetry come from the heart or the mind?
This is an intriguing question that I, personally,
by Rick Nickles
Created on: January 12, 2012 Last Updated: January 13, 2012
I view a poem written from the heart as being a poem that is written solely an outpouring of all the emotional
by Jerry Curtis
Created on: July 18, 2007
Good poetry comes first from the mind, and when it resonates emotionally, it targets the heart. Human
by Neil Deo
Created on: July 01, 2008 Last Updated: July 12, 2010
The MIND wins!
Ever heard of having a message go straight to the heart? That can be dangerous; there
Created on: April 02, 2008
Even William Shakespeare recognised how terrible poetry can be when it comes straight from the heart.
Created on: August 29, 2009 Last Updated: August 30, 2009
Byron, Shelley and Keats? The romantic movement within poetry, while it funded the drug habits of these
by Jaysen Elsky
Created on: April 22, 2008
Poetry is not simply just a matter of expression. Poetry requires tremendous skill. In order to compose
by Ellen Price
Created on: September 28, 2007 Last Updated: April 22, 2010
We all know that the heart is an organ that pumps blood throughout the body. The mind resides in the
by Kat Apf
Created on: October 23, 2008 Last Updated: December 20, 2009
The best poetry comes from both the heart and the mind. You can't really have just one or the other.
Created on: February 15, 2009
To respond to this ridiculous question, I'm afraid I must begin by being dreadfully pedantic and note
by Jamie Barlow
Created on: September 28, 2007
The mind takes precedence when writing poetry for it is the foundation of ones capacity to form manuscripts.
Created on: January 26, 2008
The best poetry comes from the mind. For it is the mind that hones the emotions, cutting away the fat
Created on: February 18, 2008
In other words, should poetry be an emotional or an intellectual exercise? Well, it all really depends
by Poppy Fields
Created on: July 01, 2007
Poetry is an emotionally expressive from of writing. However, no matter how deeply an emotion is felt,
Created on: November 06, 2008
Heart or Mind? I say both are needed to write poetry, but the best poetry comes from within the soul/spirit,
by Ted Onulak
Created on: April 22, 2009 Last Updated: April 23, 2009
Looking through Helium on a quest to do some writing, I came across this debate topic. Curiously, I