Quote by Norman MacCaig

In fact a lot of them I think are absolute baloney. Those Charles Olsens and people like that. At first I was interested in seeing what they were up to, what they were doing, why they were doing it. They never moved me in the way that one is moved by true poetry.

In fact a lot of them I think are absolute baloney. Those Ch

Summary

The speaker expresses their disapproval towards certain poets, specifically mentioning Charles Olsens, by labeling their work as "baloney" - implying it lacks substance or authenticity. Initially curious about these poets and their motivations, the speaker found their writings unimpressive, failing to evoke the deep emotional impact associated with genuine poetry. This quote highlights the subjective nature of poetry as art, with the speaker suggesting that not all work labeled as poetry resonates as deeply as they perceive true poetry to do.

Topics

Poetry

By Norman MacCaig

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion unti

In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke winning it twice proves you are the best.

Sports

I want to thank you, Lord, for life and all that's in it. Th

I want to thank you, Lord, for life and all that's in it. Thank you for the day and for the hour, and the minute.

Inspirational

Love will turn the whole world into something greater than i

Love will turn the whole world into something greater than itself.

Life Good Love True

No code of ethics and no effort are justifiable a priori in

No code of ethics and no effort are justifiable a priori in the face of the cruel mathematics that command our condition.

Philosophy Suicide

Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.

Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.

George Orwell Man Animal Farm

It is impossible to read the daily press without being diver

It is impossible to read the daily press without being diverted from reality. You are full of enthusiasm for the eternal verities -- life is worth living, and then out of sinful curiosity you open a newspaper. You are disillusioned and wrecked.

Patrick Kavanagh

To do exactly as your neighbors do is the only sensible rule

To do exactly as your neighbors do is the only sensible rule.

Conformity & Nonconformity

Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice,

Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams.

Dreams

In New York, I'll walk down the street and someone will say,

In New York, I'll walk down the street and someone will say, 'Nice show,' and that's it. If I'm at a food festival, it's open season.

Food

The ideas of the ruling class are in every epoch the ruling

The ideas of the ruling class are in every epoch the ruling ideas, i.e., the class which is the ruling material force of society, is at the same time its ruling intellectual force.

Culture

Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it e

Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise it blinds.

Love

But please remember: this is only a work of fiction. The tru

But please remember: this is only a work of fiction. The truth, as always, will be far stranger.

Arthur C. Clarke

Truth Fiction Weird Strange