"For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest part of autobiography"
- Robert Penn Warren
About this Quote
This quote by Robert Penn Warren speaks to the power of poetry as a kind of self-expression. He recommends that poetry is a way for us to explore our innermost ideas and sensations, and to gain a much better understanding of ourselves. He indicates that writing poetry is a dangerous endeavor, as it requires us to be susceptible and sincere with ourselves. Through poetry, we can confront our worries, doubts, and insecurities, and get a better understanding of who we are and what we want out of life. Warren's quote highlights the significance of poetry as a tool for self-discovery and self-reflection. It motivates us to use poetry as a method to explore our inner selves and to gain a better understanding of our own identity.
This quote is written / told by Robert Penn Warren between April 24, 1905 and September 15, 1989. He/she was a famous Novelist from USA.
The author also have 6 other quotes.
"Of the individual poems, some are more lyric and some are more descriptive or narrative. Each poem is fixed in a moment. All those moments written or read together take on the movement and architecture of a narrative"
"The heart of the matter seems to me to be the direct interaction between one's making a poem in English and a poem in the language that one understands and values. I don't see how you can do it otherwise"
"The point of an experiment is not to arrive at a predetermined end point, to prove or disprove anything, but to deliver a poem that reveals much about the process taken"
"Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them"
"The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in wisdom... in a clarification of life - not necessarily a great clarification, such as sects and cults are founded on, but in a momentary stay against confusion"