This is not work
but a kind of workmanship.
First out of paper, then from the body.
To provoke thought into form,
molded according to a measure.
I think of a tailor
who is his own fabric.


"Homage to Valerio Magrelli" (After the Italian of Valerio Magrelli), vi - Poetry - Interrogations at Noon (2001)

Dana Gioia Quotes

This is not work but a kind of workmanship. First out of paper, then from the body. To provoke thought into form, molded according to a measure. I...

This is not work but a kind of workmanship. First out of paper, then from the body. To provoke thought into form, molded according to a measure. I...

This is not work but a kind of workmanship. First out of paper, then from the body. To provoke thought into form, molded according to a measure. I...

This is not work but a kind of workmanship. First out of paper, then from the body. To provoke thought into form, molded according to a measure. I...