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

Quote by James Broughton

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Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

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 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...

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,...

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

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...

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.

Today the U.S. is farther from being nourished by poetry than it was a hundred...

Today the U.S. is farther from being nourished by poetry than it was a hundred...

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

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...

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

The American public does not know poets exist.

The American public does not know poets exist.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

Adversity is a stimulus.

Adversity is a stimulus.

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...

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...

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...

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

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.