Curator Quote by Kevin Young
“The willed recovery of what's been lost - often forcibly, I suppose - is what keeps me going. It is this reason I found myself a poet and a collector and now a curator: to save what we didn't even know needed saving.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: “The Poet’s Role” by Kevin Young, 2020
He finds purpose in preserving overlooked art, driving his poetic and curatorial work.
In simple terms: Saving what’s unseen fuels his drive.
Key Takeaway
Seek and protect hidden cultural treasures.
Themes
preservation
artistic purpose
curation
poetry
Mood
thoughtful
reflective
Type
artistic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- museum work
- archival projects
- community arts
- personal writing
Key Concepts
cultural memory
heritage
creative inspiration
Questions to Reflect On
- What criteria determine what is worth saving?
- How do you balance personal creation with curation?
A Different Perspective
Preservation can be subjective and contested.
![“Oh, I've discarded a great many [poems]. And occasionally I've discarded and then resurrected. I would find a crumpled yellow ball of paper in the wastebasket, in the morning, and open it to see what the hell I'd been up to; and occasionally it was something that needed only a very slight change…” quote by Conrad Aiken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/333/conrad-aiken-9766_balls_oh-i-ve-discarded-a-great-many-poems-and_2787753.jpg)
