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

Quote by James Broughton

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Adversity is a stimulus.

Adversity is a stimulus.

The American public does not know poets exist.

The American public does not know poets exist.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

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...

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Acclaim is a distraction.

Acclaim is a distraction.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

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.

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

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

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

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,...