Maybe lurking in my unconscious was the idea that when someone's collected poems are published it means that the poet is dead. I found myself looking at my work as if I were at my own funeral.
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
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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.
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion