Cid Corman Quote

The revolt of the poet is invariably conservative at its roots. … Not politically conservative, but imaginatively conservative, with a profound regard for what is given, as earth or air, sun or moon or stars, or the dreams of man.


The Gist of Origin, 1951-1971: an anthology (ed. 1975)


The revolt of the poet is invariably conservative at its roots. … Not politically conservative, but imaginatively conservative, with a profound...

The revolt of the poet is invariably conservative at its roots. … Not politically conservative, but imaginatively conservative, with a profound...

The revolt of the poet is invariably conservative at its roots. … Not politically conservative, but imaginatively conservative, with a profound...

The revolt of the poet is invariably conservative at its roots. … Not politically conservative, but imaginatively conservative, with a profound...