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Robert Morgan Quotes

Poetry, almost by definition, calls attention to its language and form Picture Quote #1

The fact that something is in a rhymed form or in blank verse will not make it good poetry Picture Quote #1

I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences and mathematics, and also through an interest in Japanese and Chinese poetry in translation Picture Quote #1

I don’t think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that Picture Quote #1

I don’t think the creative writing industry has helped American poetry Picture Quote #1

Some people swear by writing courses, but whether it really helps American poetry, I have doubts Picture Quote #1

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The young people have MTV and rock and roll. Why would they go to read poetry? Poetry belongs to the Stone Age. It awakens in us perceptions that go back to those times Picture Quote #1

A lot of my students are Asian-American, and it has been thrilling to watch them break through the stereotypes into something alive and surprising Picture Quote #1

I have taught students from the New York City area so long I have a special affinity and rapport with them. It surprises me sometimes that there are students from anywhere else Picture Quote #1

Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that Picture Quote #1

One of the biggest changes that ever occurred in my life was going from the isolation of working part - time as a house painter in Henderson County, to Cornell, where everybody was a literary person Picture Quote #1

Some people want to call me an Appalachian writer, even though I know some people use regional labels to belittle Picture Quote #1

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The best books of our times have included the three mature volumes of Philip Larkin. They’re very short books of poems, and very carefully arranged Picture Quote #1

It was less a literary thing than a linguistic, philosophical preoccupation... discovering how far you can go with language to create immediate, elementary experience Picture Quote #1

If a poem is not memorable, there’s probably something wrong. One of the problems of free verse is that much of the free verse poetry is not memorable Picture Quote #1

Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that Picture Quote #1

Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O’Connor. It would make sense that the poetry would reflect some of those same values, some of the same techniques Picture Quote #1

The best books of our times have included the three mature volumes of Philip Larkin. They’re very short books of poems, and very carefully arranged Picture Quote #1

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The idea of avant-garde art is a very suspicious thing to me, the idea that poetry is new and it keeps being new the way Chevrolets every year are new Picture Quote #1

I don’t think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that Picture Quote #1

The Black Mountain poet I like most is the early Creeley. Those early poems seem very lyrical and very traditional, with a lot of voice and character Picture Quote #1

You have to really dive deep back into yourself and get rid of so much modern analytical categorization. It’s one of the great things poetry does Picture Quote #1

Poetry, almost by definition, calls attention to it's language and form Picture Quote #1

The great watershed of modern poetry is French, more than English Picture Quote #1

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Distance not only gives nostalgia, but perspective, and maybe objectivity Picture Quote #1

If people associate me with a region, that’s fine with me Picture Quote #1

In the best fiction, the language itself can become almost invisible Picture Quote #1

Neither of my parents has been very sensitive about my writing Picture Quote #1

Southern poets are still writing narrative poems, poems in forms, dramatic poems Picture Quote #1

In the late 60s and early 70s, I did get interested in voices, and in narration and embodying the voice, making the poem sound like a real person talking Picture Quote #1

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Poetry, almost by definition, calls attention to its language and form (Robert Morgan Quotes) The fact that something is in a rhymed form or in blank verse will not make it good poetry (Robert Morgan Quotes) I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences and mathematics, and also through an interest in Japanese and Chinese poetry in translation (Robert Morgan Quotes) I don’t think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that (Robert Morgan Quotes) I don’t think the creative writing industry has helped American poetry (Robert Morgan Quotes) Some people swear by writing courses, but whether it really helps American poetry, I have doubts (Robert Morgan Quotes) The young people have MTV and rock and roll. Why would they go to read poetry? Poetry belongs to the Stone Age. It awakens in us perceptions that go back to those times (Robert Morgan Quotes) A lot of my students are Asian-American, and it has been thrilling to watch them break through the stereotypes into something alive and surprising (Robert Morgan Quotes) I have taught students from the New York City area so long I have a special affinity and rapport with them. It surprises me sometimes that there are students from anywhere else (Robert Morgan Quotes) Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that (Robert Morgan Quotes) One of the biggest changes that ever occurred in my life was going from the isolation of working part - time as a house painter in Henderson County, to Cornell, where everybody was a literary person (Robert Morgan Quotes) Some people want to call me an Appalachian writer, even though I know some people use regional labels to belittle (Robert Morgan Quotes) The best books of our times have included the three mature volumes of Philip Larkin. They’re very short books of poems, and very carefully arranged (Robert Morgan Quotes) It was less a literary thing than a linguistic, philosophical preoccupation... discovering how far you can go with language to create immediate, elementary experience (Robert Morgan Quotes) If a poem is not memorable, there’s probably something wrong. One of the problems of free verse is that much of the free verse poetry is not memorable. (Robert Morgan Quotes) Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that. (Robert Morgan Quotes) Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O’Connor. It would make sense that the poetry would reflect some of those same values, some of the same techniques. (Robert Morgan Quotes) The best books of our times have included the three mature volumes of Philip Larkin. They’re very short books of poems, and very carefully arranged. (Robert Morgan Quotes) The idea of avant-garde art is a very suspicious thing to me, the idea that poetry is new and it keeps being new the way Chevrolets every year are new. (Robert Morgan Quotes) I don’t think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that. (Robert Morgan Quotes) The Black Mountain poet I like most is the early Creeley. Those early poems seem very lyrical and very traditional, with a lot of voice and character (Robert Morgan Quotes) You have to really dive deep back into yourself and get rid of so much modern analytical categorization. It’s one of the great things poetry does. (Robert Morgan Quotes) Poetry, almost by definition, calls attention to it's language and form (Robert Morgan Quotes) The great watershed of modern poetry is French, more than English (Robert Morgan Quotes) Distance not only gives nostalgia, but perspective, and maybe objectivity (Robert Morgan Quotes) If people associate me with a region, that’s fine with me (Robert Morgan Quotes) In the best fiction, the language itself can become almost invisible (Robert Morgan Quotes) Neither of my parents has been very sensitive about my writing (Robert Morgan Quotes) Southern poets are still writing narrative poems, poems in forms, dramatic poems (Robert Morgan Quotes) In the late 60s and early 70s, I did get interested in voices, and in narration and embodying the voice, making the poem sound like a real person talking (Robert Morgan Quotes)

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