Poet Quotes and aphorisms about witness Sophocles Yusef Komunyakaa ,, I define poetry as celebration and confrontation. When we witness something, are we responsible for... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Hesiod Emily Dickinson ,, I am growing handsome very fast indeed! I expect I shall be the belle of Amherst when I reach my 17... Ausonius William Blake Laurie Lee Ezra Pound Muriel Rukeyser