Since the printing press came into being, poetry has ceased to be the delight of the whole community of man; it has become the amusement and delight of the few.
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And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it is surprising that so much poetry is written.
Poetry and fiction have grieved for a century now over the loss of some vitality which they think they see in a past from which we are by now irrevocably alienated.
Poetry is fascinating. As soon as it begins the poetry has changed the thing into something extra, and somehow prose can go over into poetry.
Poetry is a beautiful way of spoiling prose, and the laborious art of exchanging plain sense for harmony.
I think that the job of poetry, its political job, is to refresh the idea of justice, which is going dead in us all the time.
Poetry's always dead, you know? You don't realize how good poetry is until 15 years later.
A great many people seem to think writing poetry is worthwhile, even though it pays next to nothing and is not as widely read as it should be.
People want poetry. They need poetry. They get it. They don't want fancy work.
The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it is.
The next big push in my life is trying to get poetry popular again.
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