Thom Gunn
We control the content of our dreams.
-Thom Gunn
dreams
Deep feeling doesn't make for good poetry. A way with language would be a bit of help.
-Thom Gunn
poetry
My old teacher's definition of poetry is an attempt to understand.
-Thom Gunn
poetry
There have been two popular subjects for poetry in the last few decades: the Vietnam War and AIDS, about both of which almost all of us have felt deeply.
-Thom Gunn
poetry
It was difficult being a teacher and out of the closet in the '50s. By the time I retired, the English department was proud of having a gay poet of a certain minor fame. It was a very satisfactory change!
-Thom Gunn
teacher
My old teacher's definition of poetry is an attempt to understand.
-Thom Gunn
teacher
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