Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.
Howl, Beat poet
From his writing, quoted in Big Other article / A-Z Quotes
Undated, quoted June 3, 2025 / January 31, 2017
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Controversial