"A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does."
― Robert Morgan
Topic(s):
Poetry
More From Robert Morgan
- "I don’t think poetry is something that can be taught. We can encourage young writers, but what you can’t teach them is the very essence of poetry."
- "The idea of avant-garde art is a very suspicious thing to me, the idea that poetry is new and it keeps being new the way Chevrolets every year are new."
- "Poetry, almost by definition, calls attention to its language and form."
More In Poetry
- "And, I mean, I think poetry does need to be met to some extent, especially, I guess, 19th century poetry, and for me, it’s just been so worth the effort. It’s like I’m planting a garden in my head."― Jane Campion
- "A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare – let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel."― Chaim Potok
- "The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. That’s what poetry does."― Allen Ginsberg