In America it's a particular problem. The artist, particularly the poet, is just unacknowledged; if I can use that dumb word. Maybe it has always been that way. Maybe the only way he or she can be acknowledged is to be connected with some movement, be it religious or political.
All of a sudden I understand why I like Aliki Barnstones poems so much. They remind me of the one she has studied most - shall we call her her master… - Gerald Stern
All of a sudden I understand why I like Aliki Barnstones poems so much. They remind me of the one she has studied most - shall we call her her master…
- Gerald Stern
I've been trying to come to terms with what I am and what I do and what I believe in. And I see that I'm not happy with - well, it's almost as if bei… - Gerald Stern
I've been trying to come to terms with what I am and what I do and what I believe in. And I see that I'm not happy with - well, it's almost as if bei…
Humor is not funny. Humor is something else. Funny is a joke, sometimes silly. Comedy is deep and connected to tragedy; comedy could be deeper than t… - Gerald Stern
Humor is not funny. Humor is something else. Funny is a joke, sometimes silly. Comedy is deep and connected to tragedy; comedy could be deeper than t…
The artist looks for a subject. You know, a lot of new poets don't seem to have a subject. I don't totally understand that. - Gerald Stern
The artist looks for a subject. You know, a lot of new poets don't seem to have a subject. I don't totally understand that.
The cave is a dark, shadowy place. It's a place that's very close and yet distant at the same time, and it's a place of revelation and isolation. You… - Gerald Stern
The cave is a dark, shadowy place. It's a place that's very close and yet distant at the same time, and it's a place of revelation and isolation. You…
I feel that my job, as an artist, is to disturb the peace. And to disturb it intellectually, linguistically, politically and literally. - Gerald Stern
I feel that my job, as an artist, is to disturb the peace. And to disturb it intellectually, linguistically, politically and literally.
I will look at the footprints going in and out of the water and dream up a small blue good to talk to. - Gerald Stern
I will look at the footprints going in and out of the water and dream up a small blue good to talk to.
Political means so many things. We are political willy-nilly. Political poetry is an easy invitation to disaster. But then so is love poetry. But we … - Gerald Stern
Political means so many things. We are political willy-nilly. Political poetry is an easy invitation to disaster. But then so is love poetry. But we …
Sometimes a person thinks he's attached to one thing and he's really attached to something else. - Gerald Stern
Sometimes a person thinks he's attached to one thing and he's really attached to something else.
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