“The airy sky has taken its place leaning against the wall. It is like a prayer to what is empty And what is empty turns its face to us and whispers: 'I am not empty, I am open'.” FacesTurnsPrayerTakenSkyWallEmptyEmptinessDetachmentNumbnessAiry Book:The Half-Finished Heaven: Selected Poems Source: The Half-Finished Heaven: Selected Poems
“And, of course, afterwards -- one always hears these things afterwards, so much better if one heard them before -- we found out that dozens of empty brandy bottles were taken out of the house every week!” IfsCoursesFoundHouseTakenHeardWeekEmptyBottlesDozenBrandy Book:Remembered Death Source: Remembered Death
“If there is anything I love most, in the poems I love, it is the audible braiding of that bravery, that essential empty-handedness, and that willingness to be taken by surprise, all in one voice.” IfsPoetryVoiceTakenEssentialsEmptyBraverySurpriseWillingness Author:Jorie Graham
“I think you can photograph a certain sliver of human presence in its absence... images taken in the empty rooms, the marks left on the walls, disappearing shadows, etc.” ThinkingHumansCertainLeftRoomsTakenWallShadowEmptyMarkPhotographDisappearAbsenceEtcEmpty Rooms Author:Mona Kuhn