The prosaic man sees things badly, or with the bodily sense; but the poet sees them clad in beauty, with the spiritual sense. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
My sense of the poet is classical - the poet is one who makes poems. In each book, I develop and repeat certain general themes - time, place, memory, God, history, class, race, beauty, love, poetry, identity. The core identity… — Lawrence Joseph Copy Share Image