He said, "You have pigs in this poem; pigs are not poetic." I got up and walked out of that class and never went back.
In some ways painters have been more important in my life than writers. Painters teach you how to see—a faculty that usually isn’t highly developed i… - Carolyn Kizer
In some ways painters have been more important in my life than writers. Painters teach you how to see—a faculty that usually isn’t highly developed i…
- Carolyn Kizer
I happen to believe that there are a lot of good poets around at present, but a poet like Alex Kuo, who possesses a highly developed moral sense and … - Carolyn Kizer
I happen to believe that there are a lot of good poets around at present, but a poet like Alex Kuo, who possesses a highly developed moral sense and …
What is so marvelous about living today is that it is possible to extend, like a flower, spreading petals in all directions. - Carolyn Kizer
What is so marvelous about living today is that it is possible to extend, like a flower, spreading petals in all directions.
Poets are interested mostly in death and commas. - Carolyn Kizer
Poets are interested mostly in death and commas.
Our masks, always in peril of smearing or cracking, in need of continuous check in the mirror or silverware, keep us in thrall to ourselves, concerne… - Carolyn Kizer
Our masks, always in peril of smearing or cracking, in need of continuous check in the mirror or silverware, keep us in thrall to ourselves, concerne…
A poet, to whom no one cruel or imposing listens, Disdained by senates, whispers to your dust. - Carolyn Kizer
A poet, to whom no one cruel or imposing listens, Disdained by senates, whispers to your dust.
She tended to be impatient with that sort of intellectual who, for all his brilliance, has never been able to arrive at the simple conclusion that to… - Carolyn Kizer
She tended to be impatient with that sort of intellectual who, for all his brilliance, has never been able to arrive at the simple conclusion that to…
We live in wonder, blaze in a cycle of passion and apprehension. - Carolyn Kizer
We live in wonder, blaze in a cycle of passion and apprehension.
You cannot meet someone for a moment, or even cast eyes on someone in the street, without changing. That is my subject. - Carolyn Kizer
You cannot meet someone for a moment, or even cast eyes on someone in the street, without changing. That is my subject.
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