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

Quote by James Broughton

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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 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...

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.

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...

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 quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

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 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...

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

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

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...

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

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...

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...

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...

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.

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.