There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation. – John Ciardi
You do not have to suffer to be a poet. Adolescence is enough suffering for anyone. – John Ciardi
There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation. – John Ciardi
You do not have to suffer to be a poet. Adolescence is enough suffering for anyone. – John Ciardi
What has any poet to trust more than the feel of the thing? Theory concerns him only until he picks up his pen, and it begins to concern him again as soon as he lays it down. – John Ciardi
A neighborhood is a residential area that is changing for the worse. – John Ciardi
Ive spent the last 50 years or so steeping myself in the worlds religions, and Ive done my homework. Ive gone to each of the worlds eight great religions and sought out the most profound scholars I could find, and Ive apprenticed myself to them and actually practiced each faith. – Huston Smith