When a poet writes the poem, the dialogue that's actually going on is with the universe, and I think if we don't realize that, then our poetry and our art is in jeopardy. When the dialogue is carried on horizontally, that is, with the culture, that is a lower form of art. When it is a dialogue with the universe, that is the highest realization of art.
—Li-Young Lee
—Li-Young Lee
Monday, October 30, 2023
