So writing about love or having it infuse the poems that I'm writing has never been something I've set myself to do, except when I write a poem for my wife, for an occasion, such as our anniversary.
Not everyone is at the top of his or her game all the time - you can't be. - Ron Padgett
Not everyone is at the top of his or her game all the time - you can't be.
- Ron Padgett
Almost everything that's happened in my poetry is what you might call organic. I don't do much preconceiving. The only consistent plan I've ever had … - Ron Padgett
Almost everything that's happened in my poetry is what you might call organic. I don't do much preconceiving. The only consistent plan I've ever had …
Part of the pleasure of giving a reading comes from the rapport between the audience and the poet. I don't want to get mystical here, but there's an … - Ron Padgett
Part of the pleasure of giving a reading comes from the rapport between the audience and the poet. I don't want to get mystical here, but there's an …
Take care of things close to home first. Straighten up your room before you save the world. Then save the world. - Ron Padgett
Take care of things close to home first. Straighten up your room before you save the world. Then save the world.
It's fun to have a crush on somebody, even one that lasts only fifteen seconds. In New York I can go down the street and have a crush on somebody com… - Ron Padgett
It's fun to have a crush on somebody, even one that lasts only fifteen seconds. In New York I can go down the street and have a crush on somebody com…
It is not easy writing someone a postcard. The size and shape of the card cut you down to size. - Ron Padgett
It is not easy writing someone a postcard. The size and shape of the card cut you down to size.
Working with artists and other poets has made me aware that there was a bigger "me" that I hadn't been quite aware of. Plus we had a good time. It's … - Ron Padgett
Working with artists and other poets has made me aware that there was a bigger "me" that I hadn't been quite aware of. Plus we had a good time. It's …
I've been working on a collection of prose vignettes about girls I've had crushes on, from the age of six to the age of eighteen. This manuscript is … - Ron Padgett
I've been working on a collection of prose vignettes about girls I've had crushes on, from the age of six to the age of eighteen. This manuscript is …
I don't do much of anything consciously in writing - in poetry writing, anyway, prose usually being a different matter, of course. - Ron Padgett
I don't do much of anything consciously in writing - in poetry writing, anyway, prose usually being a different matter, of course.
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