“In every art, beginners must start with models of those who have practiced the same art before them.” ArtModelsArt IsBeginners Book:Becoming a poet: source, process, practice Source: Becoming a poet: source, process, practice
“Let me apologize for all the faces I've worn, none of them my own.” FacesMy OwnLet MeWornApologizingPretense Book:Laughing Gas: Poems, New and Selected, 1963-1990 Source: Laughing Gas: Poems, New and Selected, 1963-1990
“I keep my clocks a little fast / so time won't take me by surprise.” LittlesTimeSurpriseClockTake Me Book:Laughing Gas: Poems, New and Selected, 1963-1990 Source: Laughing Gas: Poems, New and Selected, 1963-1990
“In every art beginners must start with models of those who have practiced the same art before them. And it is not only a matter of looking at the drawings, paintings, musical compositions, and poems that have been and are being created; it is a matter of being drawn into the individual work of art, of realizing that it has been made by a real human being, and trying to discover the secret of its creation.” TryingHumansHas BeensArtMadeRealMatterIndividualRealizingHuman BeingsSecretCreationPaintingModelsArt IsMusicalDrawingWorks Of ArtCompositionMentoringBeginnersReal HumanMusical CompositionIndividual Work Book:Becoming a poet: source, process, practice Source: Becoming a poet: source, process, practice