The American public does not know poets exist.

Quote by James Broughton

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Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

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...

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 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...

And to Shakespeare I owe my vision of the world as a theater, wherein all...

And to Shakespeare I owe my vision of the world as a theater, wherein all...

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

Adversity is a stimulus.

Adversity is a stimulus.

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...

My major aim in writing is to set out flags and issue wake-up calls.

My major aim in writing is to set out flags and issue wake-up calls.

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

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

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

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...

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

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,...

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.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

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...

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

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

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...