True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

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.

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.

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 like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.

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...

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 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...

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...

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

Amazement awaits us at every corner.

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...

The American public does not know poets exist.

The American public does not know poets exist.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.

For me, prose walks, poetry dances.