Acclaim is a distraction.

Quote by James Broughton

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I tried to stir the imagination and enthusiasms of students to take risks, to do...

I tried to stir the imagination and enthusiasms of students to take risks, to do...

Being identified as a poet in France or Denmark or India one is greeted with...

Being identified as a poet in France or Denmark or India one is greeted with...

I never wanted to dilute my private passion for the art by airing and arguing...

I never wanted to dilute my private passion for the art by airing and arguing...

And to Shakespeare I owe my vision of the world as a theater, wherein all...

And to Shakespeare I owe my vision of the world as a theater, wherein all...

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole...

The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole...

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

In the world of poetry there are would-be poets, workshop poets, promising poets, lovesick poets,...

In the world of poetry there are would-be poets, workshop poets, promising poets, lovesick poets,...

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even...

Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even...

If bitterness wants to get into the act, I offer it a cookie or a...

If bitterness wants to get into the act, I offer it a cookie or a...

My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white...

My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white...

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

Adversity is a stimulus.

Adversity is a stimulus.

The American public does not know poets exist.

The American public does not know poets exist.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

I consider my films to be poems that are all as personal as my writing...

I consider my films to be poems that are all as personal as my writing...

If you don't fill your days with love, you are wasting your life.

If you don't fill your days with love, you are wasting your life.