John Gould Fletcher quotes

I should strive (on reading a book of poetry) to evoke the a soul out of this piece of inanimate matter, a something characteristic and structural inherent in this organic form which is friendly to me and responds to my mood. (John Gould Fletcher)
It is America's opportunity to lay the foundations for a new flowering of English verse, and to lay them as broad as they are strong. View quote
John Gould Fletcher
It is time to create something new. It is time to strip poetry of meaningless tatters of form, and to clothe her in new, suitable garments. View quote
John Gould Fletcher
Poetry merely descriptive of nature, however vivid, no longer seems enough for me, there has to be added to it, the human judgement, the human evaluation. View quote
John Gould Fletcher
To begin with, the basis of English poetry is rhythm, or, as some would prefer to call it, cadence. This rhythm is obtained by mingling stressed and unstressed syllables. View quote
John Gould Fletcher
Imagism was not Symbolism, but it proceeds from it. View quote
John Gould Fletcher