My old teachers definition of poetry is an attempt to understand. – Thom Gunn
Deep feeling doesnt make for good poetry. A way with language would be a bit of help. – Thom Gunn
My old teachers definition of poetry is an attempt to understand. – Thom Gunn
Deep feeling doesnt make for good poetry. A way with language would be a bit of help. – Thom Gunn
There have been two popular subjects for poetry in the last few decades: the Vietnam War and AIDS, about both of which almost all of us have felt deeply. – Thom Gunn
It was difficult being a teacher and out of the closet in the 50s. By the time I retired, the English department was proud of having a gay poet of a certain minor fame. It was a very satisfactory change! – Thom Gunn
My mother told me Homer Ditto was not my father. Nope. Mom had had a fling with some other guy who was my dad. Some dude who didnt stick around too long who Mom was happy to get rid of. She chose Homer, and Homer chose me, so he lent me his name even though I didnt have his blood. – Beth Ditto