Adversity is a stimulus.

Quote by James Broughton

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Most poets in their youth begin in adolescent sadness. I find it more rewarding to...

Most poets in their youth begin in adolescent sadness. I find it more rewarding to...

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

Dance, vaudeville, drama, movies - as a child I loved everything that went on in...

Dance, vaudeville, drama, movies - as a child I loved everything that went on in...

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,...

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...

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

A born poet knows in his cradle that a poetic life is the only life...

A born poet knows in his cradle that a poetic life is the only life...

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

I often start writing in order to excite an expansive emotion.

I often start writing in order to excite an expansive emotion.

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...

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...

Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is.

Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

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...

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

My earliest poems sing of the absolute necessity of allowing love to invade and pervade...

My earliest poems sing of the absolute necessity of allowing love to invade and pervade...

Rarest of the real poets are born poets. They are the oddballs, not the professors.

Rarest of the real poets are born poets. They are the oddballs, not the professors.

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.

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.