“Historically, there are hierarchies of purity. Certain aspects of poetry are very, very pure. The lyric poem can't be anything but the lyric poem.” CertainPureAspectPurityHierarchy Author:Vijay Seshadri
“Language itself is a mask. It's the first mask in the series of invented selves - they've come right out of language. The way you speak changes you, because when you are speaking, you are representing yourself in a certain way.” WayFirstsSelfCertainSpeakLanguageSeriesMaskRepresenting Author:Vijay Seshadri
“Genres have a history and impose a historical character upon the writer. What is interesting in the poem involves a certain kind of dramatization of the self that you don't have to engage in in the essay. In fact, the essay is a more social medium than the poem.” KindSelfCharacterFactsCertainSocialInterestingHistoricalMediumsGenreEssays Author:Vijay Seshadri
