“Every American poet feels that the whole responsibility for contemporary poetry has fallen upon his shoulders, that he is a literary aristocracy of one.” FeelsWholeResponsibilityPoetShouldersContemporaryFallenPoeticAristocracy Author:W. H. Auden
“I always knew that sooner or later there would come somebody like Woody Guthrie who could make a great song every week. Dylan certainly had a social agenda, but he was such a good poet that most of his attempts were head and shoulders above things that I and others were trying to do. ... If I had an address, I'd send him a birthday card saying, 'keep on going.'” IfsTryingSongSocialWeekPoetShouldersCardsAddressesAgendasSooner Or LaterDylanWoodyBirthday Card Author:Pete Seeger
“I write first drafts with only the good angel on my shoulder, the voice that approves of everything I write. This voice does'nt ask questions like, Is this good? Is this a poem? Are you a poet? I keep this voice at a distance, letting only the good angel whisper to me: Trust yourself. You can't worry a poem into existence.” WritingFirstsDoeAsksVoiceExistenceWorryPoetAngelDistanceShouldersTrust Yourself Author:Georgia Heard