I turn to poems to find spaces that might enlarge, rather than distill, experience. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes distill enlarge experience
Writing poems is a chance to construct spaces that I want to imaginatively inhabit. Mary Szybist chanceconstructimaginatively Change image and share on social
When I was young, I reached a point where I found myself unable to pray. I was devastated by it. I missed being able to say words in my head that I believed could be heard by a being, a consciousness outside me. That is when I turned to poetry. Mary Szybist believeconsciousnessdevastate share on social
Sometimes I have a hard time distinguishing between faith and hope. Mary Szybist distinguishfaithhard Change image and share on social
It is obvious that the greatest and most important service that is required of our agriculture under existing conditions is an enlarged production of the staple food crops. David F. Houston agricultureconditioncrop Change image and share on social
What I look for when I see a piece of art for the first time is some kind of emotional, intellectual experience, that's a combination of both of those things and is informed by my knowledge and something new that I see the artist doing. Cheech Marin artartistcombination share on social
I have a slightly contrarian streak as a writer, and one of the things I was interested in was how distilled could I make a life, and how I could cross what is kind of trivialized as a domestic novel with a novel of ideas, a philosophical novel. Jenny Offill contrariancrossdistill share on social
