WIST Quotations

Layton, Irving -- “Obs II,” The Whole Bloody Bird (1969)

Dave — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 01:29:42 +0000

If poetry is like an orgasm, an academic can be likened to someone who studies the passion-stains on the bedsheets.

Irving Layton (1912-2006) Romanian-Canadian poet [b. Israel Pincu Lazarovitch]
“Obs II,” The Whole Bloody Bird (1969)
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Dave — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 17:52:27 +0000

Only the tiniest fraction of mankind want freedom. All the rest want someone to tell them they are free.

Irving Layton (1912-2006) Romanian-Canadian poet [b. Israel Pincu Lazarovitch]
The Whole Bloody Bird, “Obs II” (1969)