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To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry Picture Quote #1

We don’t attempt to have any theme for a number of the anthology, or to have any particular sequence. We just put in things that we like, and then we try to alternate the prose and the poetry Picture Quote #1

Well I guess the plan was to write poetry and publish books and make a living from writing poetry. That was a pretty ambitious plan I guess Picture Quote #1

Well, if this is poetry, I’m certainly never going to write any myself Picture Quote #1

Well, probably I was fed up with concrete poetry. There was a lot of bad concrete poetry and besides, it was confused with visual poetry which was completely different Picture Quote #1

When you’re looking that far out, you’re giving people their place in the universe, it touches people. Science is often visual, so it doesn’t need translation. It’s like poetry, it touches you Picture Quote #1

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Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don’t have to tell anyone you’re doing it Picture Quote #1

You don’t go after poetry, you take what comes. Maybe the gods do it through me but I certainly do a hell of a lot of the work Picture Quote #1

Bleak House is just the most astounding piece of work. There’s huge, visionary poetry in it Picture Quote #1

Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it’s some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves Picture Quote #1

Distinctly American poetry is usually written in the context of one’s geographic landscape, sometimes out of one’s cultural myths, and often with reference to gender and race or ethnic origins Picture Quote #1

Every so often I find some poems that are too good for the readers of The Atlantic because they are a little too involved with the nature of poetry, as such Picture Quote #1

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For my part, if I consider poetry as an object, I maintain that it is born of the necessity of adding a vocal sound (speech) to the hammering of the first tribal music Picture Quote #1

For whatever reason, people, including very well-educated people or people otherwise interested in reading, do not read poetry Picture Quote #1

Gil Thorpe is a great diversion and is to book writing as poetry is to prose Picture Quote #1

High and low culture come together in all Post Modern art, and American poetry is not excluded from this Picture Quote #1

I certainly can’t speak for all cultures or all societies, but it’s clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It’s not part of the cultural mainstream Picture Quote #1

I definitely wish to distinguish American poetry from British or other English language poetry Picture Quote #1

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I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was for six years wonderfully productive of poetry and then ended in tragedy Picture Quote #1

I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences and mathematics, and also through an interest in Japanese and Chinese poetry in translation Picture Quote #1

I don’t think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that Picture Quote #1

I don’t think the creative writing industry has helped American poetry Picture Quote #1

I have always made my own rules, in poetry as in life - though I have tried of late to cooperate more with my family. I do, however, believe that without order or pattern poetry is useless Picture Quote #1

I have experienced healing through other writers’ poetry, but there’s no way I can sit down to write in the hope a poem will have healing potential. If I do, I’ll write a bad poem Picture Quote #1

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I heard Nirvana, and discovered that songs could be like poetry, but a little bit more refined: you didn’t have to have 20 verses to get your point across Picture Quote #1

I like the beauty of Faulkner’s poetry. But I don’t like his themes, not at all Picture Quote #1

I think it was T. S. Eliot who talked about good poetry being felt before it’s understood. I believe that. There are some bands where I love their lyrics but I don’t have a clue what they’re on about Picture Quote #1

I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the poet’s personality Picture Quote #1

I think there’s no excuse for the American poetry reader not knowing a good deal about what is going on in the rest of the world Picture Quote #1

I think when kids just see well - crafted poetry, it’s just obtuse to them. It’s hard to relate to Picture Quote #1

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To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry (Poetry Quotes) We don’t attempt to have any theme for a number of the anthology, or to have any particular sequence. We just put in things that we like, and then we try to alternate the prose and the poetry (Poetry Quotes) Well I guess the plan was to write poetry and publish books and make a living from writing poetry. That was a pretty ambitious plan I guess (Poetry Quotes) Well, if this is poetry, I’m certainly never going to write any myself (Poetry Quotes) Well, probably I was fed up with concrete poetry. There was a lot of bad concrete poetry and besides, it was confused with visual poetry which was completely different (Poetry Quotes) When you’re looking that far out, you’re giving people their place in the universe, it touches people. Science is often visual, so it doesn’t need translation. It’s like poetry, it touches you (Poetry Quotes) Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really, and you don’t have to tell anyone you’re doing it (Poetry Quotes) You don’t go after poetry, you take what comes. Maybe the gods do it through me but I certainly do a hell of a lot of the work (Poetry Quotes) Bleak House is just the most astounding piece of work. There’s huge, visionary poetry in it (Poetry Quotes) Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it’s some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves (Poetry Quotes) Distinctly American poetry is usually written in the context of one’s geographic landscape, sometimes out of one’s cultural myths, and often with reference to gender and race or ethnic origins (Poetry Quotes) Every so often I find some poems that are too good for the readers of The Atlantic because they are a little too involved with the nature of poetry, as such (Poetry Quotes) For my part, if I consider poetry as an object, I maintain that it is born of the necessity of adding a vocal sound (speech) to the hammering of the first tribal music (Poetry Quotes) For whatever reason, people, including very well-educated people or people otherwise interested in reading, do not read poetry (Poetry Quotes) Gil Thorpe is a great diversion and is to book writing as poetry is to prose (Poetry Quotes) High and low culture come together in all Post Modern art, and American poetry is not excluded from this (Poetry Quotes) I certainly can’t speak for all cultures or all societies, but it’s clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It’s not part of the cultural mainstream (Poetry Quotes) I definitely wish to distinguish American poetry from British or other English language poetry (Poetry Quotes) I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was for six years wonderfully productive of poetry and then ended in tragedy (Poetry Quotes) I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences and mathematics, and also through an interest in Japanese and Chinese poetry in translation (Poetry Quotes) I don’t think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that (Poetry Quotes) I don’t think the creative writing industry has helped American poetry (Poetry Quotes) I have always made my own rules, in poetry as in life - though I have tried of late to cooperate more with my family. I do, however, believe that without order or pattern poetry is useless (Poetry Quotes) I have experienced healing through other writers’ poetry, but there’s no way I can sit down to write in the hope a poem will have healing potential. If I do, I’ll write a bad poem (Poetry Quotes) I heard Nirvana, and discovered that songs could be like poetry, but a little bit more refined: you didn’t have to have 20 verses to get your point across (Poetry Quotes) I like the beauty of Faulkner’s poetry. But I don’t like his themes, not at all (Poetry Quotes) I think it was T. S. Eliot who talked about good poetry being felt before it’s understood. I believe that. There are some bands where I love their lyrics but I don’t have a clue what they’re on about (Poetry Quotes) I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the poet’s personality (Poetry Quotes) I think there’s no excuse for the American poetry reader not knowing a good deal about what is going on in the rest of the world (Poetry Quotes) I think when kids just see well - crafted poetry, it’s just obtuse to them. It’s hard to relate to (Poetry Quotes)

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