Jean Cocteau Quotes about Poetry

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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.

Jean Cocteau

Liars, Lying, Poetry

A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.

Jean Cocteau

Nurse, Rose, Poetry

Jean Cocteau (1926*). “A Call to Order, Written Between the Years 1918 and 1926 and Including "Cock and Harlequin", "Professional Secrets", and Other Critical Essays”

I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.

Jean Cocteau

Poetry, Indispensable, Poetry Is

Such is the role of poetry. It unveils, in the strict sense of the word. It lays bare, under a light which shakes off torpor, the surprising things which surround us and which our senses record mechanically.

Jean Cocteau

Light, Poetry, Roles

"A Call to Order". Book by Jean Cocteau, 1926.