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

Quote by James Broughton

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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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

Acclaim is a distraction.

Acclaim is a distraction.

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

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

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...

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...

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

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

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

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

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.

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,...

The American public does not know poets exist.

The American public does not know poets exist.

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 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...

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...

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.