Poetry, almost by definition, calls attention to its language and form. Robert Morgan attentioncalldefinition Change image and share on social
The Language Poets are writing only about language itself. The Ashbery poets are writing only about poetry itself. That seems to me a kind of dead end. Robert Morgan ashberydeadend Change image and share on social
I love to compare different time frames. Poetry can evoke the time of the subject. By a very careful choice of words you can evoke an era, completely throw the poem into a different time scale. Robert Morgan carefulchoicecompare Change image and share on social
I don't think poetry is something that can be taught. We can encourage young writers, but what you can't teach them is the very essence of poetry. Robert Morgan encourageessencepoetry Change image and share on social
Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that. Robert Morgan fictionkeypoet Change image and share on social
Pound's translation of Chinese poetry was maybe the most important thing I read. Eliot a little bit later. Robert Morgan bitechineseeliot Change image and share on social