True poetry is similar to certain pictures whose owner is unknown and which only a few initiated people know. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I knew what book we had to write, it was clear in my head it was journals and poetry. So I passed on their offer. I told my agent this is our vision, and no one's done it this way. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I don't like to boast, but I have probably skipped more poetry than any other person of my age and weight in this country. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
My favorite subject probably was math. I love math. Figures just intrigue me. I was really good at math. English probably was my worst subject. But I used to write a lot of poetry. I used to write poetry all the time. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I think that's what poetry does. It allows people to come together and identify with a common thing that is outside of themselves, but which they identify with from the interior. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I know I'm not a wordsmith. And I don't write poetry. Sometimes I think I should, because it's really helpful. But I always wanted to write novels. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I'm not really one for fancy, big words and poetry, and the scriptwriters worked very hard on 'Paradise Lost' to translate it. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
A lot of people think, 'I'll give acting or poetry or filmmaking a try. And if it doesn't work out I'll go get a law degree, do something else that's more practical.' For me I went the reverse way. I lived the back-up plan. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I come here to speak poetry. It will always be in the grass. It will also be necessary to bend down to hear it. It will always be too simple to be discussed in assemblies. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
When I was asked to be Writer in Residence at Edinburgh I thought, you can't teach poetry. This is ridiculous. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I wrote things for the school's newspaper, and - like all teenagers - I dabbled in poetry. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>