The Work Of Art... Is An Instrument

The Modern Artist, By Nature And Destiny, Is Always An Individualist.

Revolt, It Will Be Said, Implies Violence; But This Is An Outmoded, An Incompetent Conception Of Revolt. The Most Effective Form Of Revolt In This Violent World We Live In Is Non-violence.

It Is Not My Purpose As A Poet To Condemn War (or To Be Exact, Modern Warfare). I Only Wish To Present The Universal Aspects Of A Particular Event.

Works Of Art Must Persist As Objects Of Contemplation.

Simplicity Is Not A Goal, But One Arrives At Simplicity In Spite Of Oneself, As One Approaches The Real Meaning Of Things.