"A poet is a time mechanic not an embalmer."

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Source : Jack Spicer (2010). “My Vocabulary Did This to Me: The Collected Poetry of Jack Spicer”, p.196, Wesleyan University Press

Jack Spicer

#Poet Quotes #Mechanic Quotes

“God may still be in His Heaven, but there is more than sufficient evidence that all is not right with the world.”
“The performance group The Ant Farm redoing JFK's assassination in Dallas was an event that struck a chord with me, especially when one of the members said they'd only intended to do it once, but the Dallas audience insisted they repeat the performance.”
“It's easy to be beautiful - just be born that way.”
“While we may not consider the way we talk to be 'violent,' our words often lead to hurt and pain, whether for others or for ourselves.”
“Surely, you go to the theater because you want to have a great evening in the theater.”
“The stars crossed and The Boy wished he could have hung himself on them.”
“The Lady with the Lamp, the Statue of Liberty, stands in New York Harbour. Her back is squarely turned on the USA. Itâ€™s no wonder, considering what she would have to look upon. She would weep, if she had to face this way.”
“Now conscience wakes despair That slumber'd,-wakes the bitter memory Of what he was, what is, and what must be Worse.”

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