6+ Brendan Kennelly Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Brendan Kennelly quotes and sayings.

A writer is not interested in explaining reality, he’s only interested in capturing it. — Brendan Kennelly

Though we live in a world that dreams of ending that always seems about to give in something that will not acknowledge conclusion insists that we forever begin. — Brendan Kennelly

Poetry is the ultimate democracy. — Brendan Kennelly

If you want to serve the age, betray it. — Brendan Kennelly

All songs are living ghosts. And long for a living voice — Brendan Kennelly

Poetry is, above all, a singing art of natural and magical connection because, though it is born out of one's person's solitude, it has the ability to reach out and touch in a humane and warmly illuminating way the solitude, even the loneliness, of others. That is why, to me, poetry is one of the most vital treasures that humanity possesses; it is a bridge between separated souls. — Brendan Kennelly