Top 38 Quotes by James Broughton

A born poet knows in his cradle that a poetic life is the only life worth living.

I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

I never wanted to dilute my private passion for the art by airing and arguing it in public.

I had a toy theater and a magic lantern, and when I was eight I built a stage for theatricals in the attic.

For me a poem has to sing out of itself and the lilt of it carries the magic.

My major aim in writing is to set out flags and issue wake-up calls.

Most poets, like most people, try hard to be like someone they admire or they are possessed with an image of what they ought to be.