The sources of poetry are in the spirit seeking completeness. Muriel Rukeyser completenesspoetryseek Change image and share on social
Local images have one kind of reality. 'U.S. 1' will, I hope, have that kind and another, too. Poetry can extend the document. Muriel Rukeyser documentextendhope Change image and share on social
I think there is choice possible to us at any moment, as long as we live. But there is no sacrifice. There is a choice, and the rest falls away. Second choice does not exist. Beware of those who talk about sacrifice. Muriel Rukeyser bewarechoiceexist share on social
Those who speak of our culture as dead or dying have a quarrel with life, and I think they cannot understand its terms, but must endlessly repeat the projection of their own desires. Muriel Rukeyser culturedeaddesire Change image and share on social