Quote by Robert Morgan
A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discov

A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does. – Robert Morgan

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I dont think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that. – Robert Morgan

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Pounds translation of Chinese poetry was maybe the most important thing I read. Eliot a little bit later. – Robert Morgan

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In fact a lot of them I think are absolute baloney. Those Charles Olsens and people like that. At first I was interested in seeing what they were up to, what they were doing, why they were doing it. They never moved me in the way that one is moved by true poetry. – Norman MacCaig

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You know, people speak in poetry all the time. They just dont realize it. – Sherman Alexie

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Well, I write a lot of poetry – thats where it usually all starts. I definitely want to show you guys sides of me – love, loss, heartbreak – all of that good stuff! – Tristan Wilds

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Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career. – Jack Prelutsky

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