Being identified as a poet in France or Denmark or India one is greeted with gracious respect. James Broughton denmarkfrancegracious Change image and share on social
I often start writing in order to excite an expansive emotion. James Broughton emotionexciteexpansive Change image and share on social
My earliest poems sing of the absolute necessity of allowing love to invade and pervade one's life. That can make the miracle happen in reality. Try it. James Broughton absoluteallowearly Change image and share on social
Everything is Song. Everything is Silence. Since it all turns out to be illusion, perfectly being what it is, having nothing to do with good or bad, you are free to die laughing. James Broughton baddiefree Change image and share on social
If you don't fill your days with love, you are wasting your life. James Broughton dayfilllife Change image and share on social
If bitterness wants to get into the act, I offer it a cookie or a gumdrop. James Broughton actbitternesscookie Change image and share on social
I tried to stir the imagination and enthusiasms of students to take risks, to do what they were most afraid of doing, to widen their horizons of action. James Broughton actionafraidenthusiasm Change image and share on social
For me, prose walks, poetry dances. James Broughton dancepoetryprose Change image and share on social
In the world of poetry there are would-be poets, workshop poets, promising poets, lovesick poets, university poets, and a few real poets. James Broughton lovesickpoetpoetry Change image and share on social
Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even their desire to create. The truth of the matter is quite opposite. James Broughton artistawarenesscreate Change image and share on social