My earliest poems sing of the absolute necessity of allowing love to invade and pervade one's life. That can make the miracle happen in reality. Try it.

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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...

The American public does not know poets exist.

The American public does not know poets exist.

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...

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 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...

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

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

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

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 only limits are, as always, those of vision.

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

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 often start writing in order to excite an expansive emotion.

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

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

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.

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...

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...

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

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

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

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...

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.