John Ashbery Quotes and its meanings

What does John Ashbery write about?

John Ashbery has written on many topics but he is most famous for his work about poetry & sad. People always share Poetry quotes, Sad quotes, from his literary works.

What are the top most famous quotes by John Ashbery?

Here are the top most famous quotes by John Ashbery.

• There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army.
• I don't look on poetry as closed works. I feel they're going on all the time in my head and I occasionally snip off a length.
• The poem is sad because it wants to be yours, and cannot be.