Others Can Measure Their Visions By What

It Means Abandoning Being A Poet, Abandoning Your Careerism, Abandoning Even The Idea Of Writing Any Poetry, Really Abandoning, Giving Up As Hopeless - Abandoning The Possibility Of Really Expressing Yourself To The Nations Of The World. Abandoning The Idea Of Being A Prophet With Honor And Dignity, And Abandoning The Glory Of Poetry And Just Settling Down In The Muck Of Your Own Mindyou Really Have To Make A Resolution To Write For Yourself, In The Sense Of Not Writing To Impress Yourself, But Just Writing What Your Self Is Saying.

Truth Is Dissent, Where All Power Resides In The Big Lie.

Marijuana Is A Useful Catalyst For Specific Optical And Aural Aesthetic Perceptions. I Apprehended The Structure Of Certain Pieces Of Jazz And Classical Music In A New Manner Under The Influence Of Marijuana, And These Apprehensions Have Remained Valid In Years Of Normal Consciousness.

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.

Follow Your Inner Moonlight; Don't Hide The Madness.