I've always had a strong feeling for the Statue of Liberty, because it became the statue of my personal liberty. David Antin felthaveliberty Change image and share on social
I can manage a prose format as long as I keep closer to Laurence Sterne than to Henry James. David Antin closeformathenry Change image and share on social
I am quite unsatisfied by the distinctions between the oral and literate. David Antin distinctionliterateoral Change image and share on social
I'm aware of my audience in a way, and I do try to engage with them while I'm trying to go about my business of thinking. I believe they help me by providing a focus. David Antin audienceawarebusiness Change image and share on social
When my mother left her second husband, she wrote her autobiography and presented it to him for his approval. David Antin approvalautobiographyhusband Change image and share on social
The Sophists' paradoxical talk pieces and their public debates were entertainment in 5th century Greece. And in that world, Socrates was an entertainer. David Antin 5thcenturydebate Change image and share on social
From this entertainment industry, may the gods of language protect us. David Antin entertainmentgodindustry Change image and share on social
Disney made a fortune out of inventing the businessman's idea of the imaginary as the contradictory of the businessman's idea of the real. David Antin businessmancontradictorydisney Change image and share on social
I hardly remember how I started to write poetry. It's hard to imagine what I thought poetry could do. David Antin hardimaginepoetry Change image and share on social
The self is an oral society in which the present is constantly running a dialogue with the past and the future inside of one skin. David Antin constantlydialoguefuture Change image and share on social