The Art of Poetry No. 27 (Interviewer)
The word creative drives me crazy. I don’t like to regard it as therapy.
The word creative drives me crazy. I don’t like to regard it as therapy.
Deception is necessary. Disguises, too.
When I wrap this cloak around me,
I change into a barefoot, pious fellow
How strange to be sitting in this room,
to be noticing the windows — clearer than air—
how they let in everything, the leaves,
1. Fat Man
(Shokado)
Clearly, the man eats too much.