James Broughton

A born poet knows in his cradle that a poetic life is the only life worth living.

And to Shakespeare I owe my vision of the world as a theater, wherein all humans are acting out their parts.

The only limits are, as always, those of vision.

Consciousness is the glory of creation.

Most poets in their youth begin in adolescent sadness. I find it more rewarding to end in gladness.

I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.

The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole lyric.

The quietest poetry can be an explosion of joy.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

Dance, vaudeville, drama, movies - as a child I loved everything that went on in a theater.

Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is.

Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even their desire to create. The truth of the matter is quite opposite.