And there are a lot more people reading poetry, but there are not so many people reading an individual poet. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
But for me, being an editor I've been an editor of all kinds of books being an editor of poetry has been the way in which I could give a crucial part of my time to what I love most. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
The first function of poetry is to tell the truth, to learn how to do that, to find out what you really feel and what you really think. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Naming a baby is an act of poetry, for many people the only creative moment of their lives. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I've done a number of readings at poetry lounges in Vancouver and Los Angeles. I've compiled a book of poetry that's completed, and two others I'm working on. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
America was based on a poetic vision. What will happen when it loses its poetry? Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
I see people who talk about America, and then undermine it by not paying attention to its soul, to its poetry. I see polarization, reductionism and superficiality. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>
Children can write poetry and then, unless they're poets, they stop when reach puberty. Jul 09, 2024 - Fabian Biese>