And to Shakespeare I owe my vision of the world as a theater, wherein all humans are acting out their parts.

Quote by James Broughton

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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...

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

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...

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

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

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...

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

I had a toy theater and a magic lantern, and when I was eight I...

I had a toy theater and a magic lantern, and when I was eight I...

The American public does not know poets exist.

The American public does not know poets exist.

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...

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...

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

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...

I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.

I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.

Everything that ever happened is still happening. Past, present and future keep happening in the...

Everything that ever happened is still happening. Past, present and future keep happening in the...

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

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...

For me a poem has to sing out of itself and the lilt of it...

For me a poem has to sing out of itself and the lilt of it...

Everything is Song. Everything is Silence. Since it all turns out to be illusion, perfectly...

Everything is Song. Everything is Silence. Since it all turns out to be illusion, perfectly...