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

Quote by James Broughton

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The American public does not know poets exist.

The American public does not know poets exist.

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...

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...

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

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...

Most poets, like most people, try hard to be like someone they admire or they...

Most poets, like most people, try hard to be like someone they admire or they...

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,...

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...

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

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.

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 often start writing in order to excite an expansive emotion.

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