Miller Williams quotes

Ritual is important to us as human beings. It ties us to our traditions and our histories. (Miller Williams)
I like to think that the best poetry is or involves a contest between ordinary conversation and ritual. View quote
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Jazz is very important. It's not something I can put my finger on. When I'm writing at my favorite time, I like to have the gentle side of Coltrane or Brubeck on the CD player. It creates sort of a spiritual space in which I write best. View quote
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A thing may fail as a poem because it tries to do what a poem cannot do: it tries to become a treatise on cosmic truth... We can best be exact about the cosmic things - God and truth, beauty, eternity and love - by not talking directly about them. View quote
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For something to be useful to the spirit is not very valuable to get your covered wagon across the desert. We have adopted that attitude so thoroughly that any American father whose son tells him he wants to write poetry will be embarrassed. View quote
Miller Williams

Miller Williams

Occupation: American Poet
Born: April 8, 1930
Died: January 1, 2015
Quotes count: 5