If God created us in his own image we have more than reciprocated.
I love painting and music of course. I don't know nearly as much about them as I know about poetry. I've certainly been influenced by fiction. I was overwhelmed by War and Peace when I read it and I didn't read it until I was in my late 20s.
The subject matter of the stories on the surface... there seem to be a number...
I was influenced by surrealist poetry and painting as were thousands of other...
I wonder if I ever thought of an ideal reader... I guess when I was in my 20s...
Who writes poetry imbibes honey from the poisoned lips of life.
My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and...
I write poetry in order to live more fully.