“Poetry is language surprised in the act of changing into meaning.” PoetryLanguagePoetry Is Book:Conversations with Stanley Kunitz Source: Conversations with Stanley Kunitz
“Poetry is the enemy of the poem.” EnemyPoetry Is Book:Conversations with Stanley Kunitz Source: Conversations with Stanley Kunitz
“Poetry is ultimately mythology, the telling of stories of the soul. The old myths, the old gods, the old heroes have never died. They are only sleeping at the bottom of our minds, waiting for our call. We have need of them, for in their sum they epitomize the wisdom and experience of the race.” NeedsMindSoulStoriesWaitingSleepRaceHeroDiedBottomMythMythologyPoetry IsWisdom And Experience Author:Stanley Kunitz
