... the attempt to control poetry, to subordinate it to extrapoetic ends, constitutes misuse.... it may be poetry's stubborn quality of rockbottom, intrinsic uselessness whichconstitutes the guarantee of its integrity, and hence of its ultimate value to us. — Jan Clausen Copy Share Image
we are far too used to the assumption that poetry and poets will be there when we want them, no matter how long they have been ignored, taken for granted, misused. After all, isn't poetry a form of prophecy, and… — Jan Clausen Copy Share Image
I sometimes have the sense that I live my life as a writer with my nose pressed against the wide, shiny plate glass window… — Jan Clausen Copy Share Image
the attempt to control poetry, to subordinate it to extra-poetic ends, constitutes misuse. — Jan Clausen Copy Share Image
... the attempt to control poetry, to subordinate it to extrapoetic ends, constitutes misuse.... it may be poetry's stubborn quality of rockbottom, intrinsic uselessness… — Jan Clausen Copy Share Image
we are far too used to the assumption that poetry and poets will be there when we want them, no matter how long they… — Jan Clausen Copy Share Image
