The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

Quote by James Broughton

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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...

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.

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

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.

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...

Adversity is a stimulus.

Adversity is a stimulus.

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...

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.

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...

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

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...

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...

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

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.

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

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

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

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

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

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...

The American public does not know poets exist.

The American public does not know poets exist.

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...