I would like to be a person of words. I would like to be a person of ideas. I am not.
Poet
Interview with Richard Poirier, 'The Art of Poetry No. 2' in The Paris Review (This is a subtle misquote of the one above, where he states he 'has to be' rather than 'would like to be' and 'is not')
1960
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"A complete poem is one where the emotion has found its thought and the thought has found its words."
Humorous"Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down."
Controversial"Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up."
Strange & Unusual"Poetry is what gets lost in translation."
Controversial"You have to be a person of words. You have to be a person of ideas."
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