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Quote by David Hockney

“If you are not playful you are not alive.”

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David Hockney is a renowned British photographer, born on July 9, 1937. His works are known for their unique perspective and color application, which have had a profound impact on the development of photographic art. more

“As I get older, I recognize that my thinking about poetry may or may not have anything actively to do with my actual work as a poet. This strikes me as no thing cynically awry but rather seems again instance of that hapless or possibly happy fact, we do not as humans seem necessarily aware of what we are physically or psychically doing at all!”

Thinking Humans May Facts Seems Poet Strikes Instance

Book:Was That a Real Poem & Other Essays

Source: Was That a Real Poem & Other Essays

“What line breaks add to prose prosody is a connection between eye and ear which emphasizes the nature of the language by ... creating units of intent and emphasis, and by contouring the meloding pitch changes in the narrative-line.”

Eye Language Lines Break Creating Connections Ears Add Narrative Prose Units Emphasis Prosody

Author:Diane Wakoski

“A poem is a construction of inner space. Language is to inner space as light is to material space.”

Light Language Space Materials Construction

Author:Sven Birkerts

“There's a sameness about American poetry that I don't think represents the whole people. It represents a poetry of the moment, a poetry of evasion, and I have problems with this. I believe poetry has always been political, long before poets had to deal with the page and white space . . . it's natural.”

People Thinking Believe Long Whole Moments Problem Political I Believe Natural Space White Deals Poet Pages Sameness Evasion American Poetry This I Believe White Space

Author:Yusef Komunyakaa

“I think many people (like myself) prefer to read poetry mixed with prose; it gives you more to go by; the conventions of poetry have been getting far off from normal life, so that to have a prose bridge makes reading poetry seem more natural.”

People Thinking Giving Has Beens Seems Reading Natural Normal Bridges Prose Conventions Normal Life Reading Poetry

Book:The Complete Poems

Source: The Complete Poems

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