He fertilizes a phrase or a line of poetry for weeks and then gives birth to it in a speech. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
So much of my poetry begins with something that I can describe in visual terms, so thinking about distance, thinking about how life begins and what might be watching us. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that will spur the artist to new heights if it does not cripple him or her. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
The older I've got the less I find myself going back and re-reading or really reading new fiction or poetry. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Women who are inclined to write poetry at all are inspired by being mad at something. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Poetry is an art, and chief of the fine art the easiest to dabble in, the hardest in which to reach true excellence. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment in regarding one's own trade a sense of humour and a little wholesome cynicism are not amiss. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>