Imagination

RIC_2009-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

The reality of all the arts is that of the imagination. ... The security of the imagination lies in calling, all our lives, for more liberty, more rebellion, more belief.

Muriel Rukeyser, "The Resistances," The Life of Poetry

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Poetry

RIC_1780-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

The universe of poetry is the universe of emotional truth.

Our material is the way we feel and the way we remember.

Muriel Rukeyser,

"The Universe of Poetry," The Life of Poetry

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The content of faith

RIC_2140-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

     The content of faith, for us, is not opposed to,

     exclusive of, other faiths.

         Muriel Rukeyser, "Poetry and Belief," The Life of Poetry