"If poetry should address itself to the same needs and aspirations, the same hopes and fears, to which the Bible addresses itself, it might rival it in distribution"
- Wallace Stevens
About this Quote
This quote by Wallace Stevens suggests that if poetry were to concentrate on the same subjects as the Bible, it could become just as widely distributed. Stevens indicates that the Bible succeeds due to the fact that it talks to the needs, aspirations, hopes, and fears of its readers. He suggests that if poetry were to do the exact same, it could become simply as popular. This quote talks to the power of literature to get in touch with readers on a deep level. It recommends that if writers concentrate on subjects that are meaningful to their readers, their work can end up being commonly read and appreciated. Stevens' quote encourages writers to concentrate on topics that are relevant to their readers in order to develop meaningful and successful works of literature.
This quote is written / told by Wallace Stevens between October 2, 1879 and August 2, 1955. He/she was a famous Poet from USA.
The author also have 38 other quotes.
"When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land"
"We don't attempt to have any theme for a number of the anthology, or to have any particular sequence. We just put in things that we like, and then we try to alternate the prose and the poetry"
"Concrete poets continue to turn out beautiful things, but to me they're more visual than oral, and they almost really belong on the wall rather than in a book. I haven't the least idea of where poetry is going"
"Every nut who kills people has a Bible lying around. If you're looking for violent rape imagery, the Bible's right there in your hotel room. If you just want to look up ways to screw people up, there it is, and you're justified because God told you to"
