James Dickey's Quote - I want a fever, in poetry: a fever, and tranquillity.

Well – I started writing – probably in the early 60s and by say 65-66 I had read most of the poetry that had been published – certainly in the 20 years prior to that. – Robert Adamson

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Poetry

[P]oetry… the spontaneous fusion of hitherto unrelated words. Such things must take place in your own head, by your own chemistry. – Marie Emilie Gilchrist (1893–1989), Writing Poetry: Suggestions for Young

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Poetry

Short fiction is the medium I love the most, because it requires that I bring everything Ive learned about poetry – the concision, the ability to say something as vividly as possible – but also the ability to create a narrative that, though lacking a novels length, satisfies the reader. – Ron Rash

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Poetry

You know, bad poetry I wrote in high school can still be found on the Internet, and, you know, theres a Web log of our college newspaper. You know, theres so many different stages of my creative development are sort of on-record if somebody were to choose to look for them. – Lena Dunham

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Poetry

Random Quotes

No man should ever publish a book until he has first read it to a woman. – Van Wyck Brooks

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Writing

Action should culminate in wisdom. – Bhagavad Gita

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Wisdom

I dont have to have faith, I have experience. – Joseph Campbell

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Experience

Im very happy. I like my work and the various aspects of it – going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert. – Albert Ellis

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work