I definitely notice the absence of character in most poetry, which is not so say that I'm an innovator in that regard.… — Shane McCrae Copy Share Image
There is no longer beauty except in the struggle. No more masterpieces without an aggressive character. Poetry must be a violent assault… — Filippo Tommaso Marinetti Copy Share Image
Each speech having its own character, the poetry it engenders will be peculiar to that speech also in its own intrinsic form.… — William Carlos Williams Copy Share Image
