Today the U.S. is farther from being nourished by poetry than it was a hundred years ago, when books of poems were best-sellers.

Quote by James Broughton

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

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

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...

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

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...

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

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

I tried to stir the imagination and enthusiasms of students to take risks, to do...

I tried to stir the imagination and enthusiasms of students to take risks, to do...

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.

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 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 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...

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.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

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

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

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...

Adversity is a stimulus.

Adversity is a stimulus.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

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...