"I like poetry because poetry - even in free verse - is formal, and it has to be very concise and packed and rich, and I like the feeling of having to do that, having to make the language tight and still free, as if the deepest freedom is created by the restrictions."

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Source : Interview with Carolyn Perry and Wayne Zade, poems.com. 2009.

Pattiann Rogers

#Feelings Quotes #Language Quotes #Rich Quotes

“The most prepared are the most dedicated.”
“Many people find spiritual growth possible only when times are hard; prosperity tends to promote complacency.”
“Throughout life, people will try to shake your faith in yourself. When this happens, remind yourself that the only way they can succeed is if you allow it. When you walk down the street of life, always hold your head high and keep walking. Don't ever let anyone shake your faith in yourself, because that's really all that you have.”
“My first joint I smoked onstage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I smoked my first joint live.”
“Gov. Christie says 'New Jersey First.' State-based Isolationism!”
“Barry Bonds in the news. Yesterday Barry Bonds' agent said that Bonds could hit as many as 1,000 home runs. And the agent admitted he's on more drugs than Barry Bonds.”
“What we need are lots of girls who aren't as good as us, who'll treat us with the proper respect and reverance.”
“To share is precious, pure and fair. Don't play with something you should cherish for life. Don't you wanna care, ain't it lonely out there?”

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