Poetry is not Irish or any other nationality; and when writers such as Messrs. Clarke, Farren and the late F. R. Higgins pursue Irishness as a poetic end, they are merely exploiting incidental local colour.
Interpretation
Poetry transcends national boundaries, and focusing solely on national identity can undermine its essence.
In this quote, Patrick Kavanagh emphasizes that true poetry is universal and cannot be confined to a specific nationality or cultural identity. He suggests that when poets emphasize 'Irishness' as a primary goal, they may be limiting their perspective and instead drawing on superficial elements of local culture rather than exploring more profound, universal themes that poetry can address.
In practice
During a poetry reading, to illustrate the need for universality in poetry.
It is impossible to read the daily press without being diverted from reality. You are full of enthusiasm for the eternal verities - life is worth living, and then out of sinful curiosity you open a newspaper. You are disillusioned and wrecked.
Photography begins not in the camera but in the _x000D_ mind and the eye. The real work is one of noticing and appreciating, seeing things clearly and differently, and _x000D_ sharing that vision with others. I have developed my _x000D_ vision and my photographic craft in order to bring _x000D_ the beauty of nature to light in a fresh way that _x000D_ can inspire and nourish people.
I thought Star Wars was too wacky for the general public.
Wanting to play the guitar was neither a wild dream nor a realistic ambition. It was simply inevitable.
To be naked is to be oneself. To be nude is to be seen naked by others and yet not recognized for oneself. A naked body has to be seen as an object in order to become a nude. (The sight of it as an object stimulates the use of it as an object.) Nakedness reveals itself. Nudity is placed on display. To be naked is to be without disguises.
Visual ideas combined with technology combined with personal interpretation equals photography. Each must hold it's own; if it doesn't, the thing collapses.
I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art.
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