Alissa Quart

Civic poetry is public poetry. It is political poetry. It is about the hard stuff of life: money, crime, gender, corporate excess, racial injustice. It gives expression not just to our rites but also to our problems and even our values; these poems are not about rustic vacations.

American Writer

Emeril Lagasse

I've always been known for bold flavors and rustic cooking, but there is another side to me. As you evolve as a cook, you understand life and how serious it is. There comes a point where there's got to be a better balance.

American Chef

Bong Joon-ho

Until the end of elementary school, I lived in a suburban area, so the type of village I used to live in is borderline between village and the city, so I'm familiar with the rustic environment.

South Korean Director

Richard Dean Anderson

I always sort of swooned at the sight of the classic barn structures in central and northern Minnesota, where everything seemed rustic and weathered and made to age gracefully.

American Actor

Drew Scott

I call my design style rustically modern. I like to take traditional or rustic features and fuse it into a more modern design.

Canadian Actor

Jason Wu

I've always loved the rustic, slightly worn style of Canvas and that element of an artisanal hand. It's so inherently chic.

Canadian Designer

Horace

He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.

Roman Poet

Ella Woodward

I love really simple colours at home - lots of cream, beige, and grey with rustic wooden tables.

English Writer

Sara Ramirez

I love how Jamie Oliver makes seasonal, local foods in a rustic way, without a lot of fuss.

Mexican Actress

Thomas Middleditch

I make very basic country rustic furniture.

Rustic things often suggest a natural, organic quality or style.

Nature-Inspired

Rustic implies a lack of refinement or professionalism in appearance or design.

Not Polished

'Rustic' can evoke feelings of warmth and coziness, like something homemade.

Homely Comfort

'Rustic' describes something characteristic of rural life or scenery.

Countryside Connection

Rustic is often associated with a tranquil, serene environment away from the city.

Peaceful Ambience

Rustic settings focus on simplicity and traditional ways of life.

Simplicity Embraced

A rustic is a person originally from or living in the countryside.

Countryside Origin

The word rustic can stereotype country people as unsophisticated or quaint.

Stereotyped Simplicity

'Rustic' sometimes carries a positive connotation of authenticity and sincerity.

Not Always Negative

 They make cradles, wine corks, chewing gum, rustic furniture and produce the most beautiful music out of us. And they turn us into books in which they bury themselves on cold winter nights.

If trees could speak PIPE...

 rustic afraid to fire so he said to me whatever you do take a fasting bag with you he says because if the worst happens did you need to puke or take a fish or

Move to the Middle of...

 wrote casting out all that was not wild and rustic and old and we were glad we had seen nothing fairer than that land