James Broughton
James Broughton
James Broughtonwas an American poet and poetic filmmaker. He was part of the San Francisco Renaissance, a precursor to the Beat poets. He was an early bard of the Radical Faeries as well as a member of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, serving the community as Sister Sermonetta...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth10 November 1913
CountryUnited States of America
writing hands film
I consider my films to be poems that are all as personal as my writing and as hand-made.
challenges enough reborn
Life's major challenge: getting reborn often enough.
spiritual practice ecstasy
Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is.
joyfulness marvelous participants
We are all participants in the marvelous.
cinema theater verses
Work in the theater sharpened my verse and my cinema.
real poetry would-be
In the world of poetry there are would-be poets, workshop poets, promising poets, lovesick poets, university poets, and a few real poets.
art passion arguing
I never wanted to dilute my private passion for the art by airing and arguing it in public.
tough fragile
I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.
magic carrie
For me a poem has to sing out of itself and the lilt of it carries the magic.
ruts glory abyss
You're closer to your glory leaping an abyss than re-upholstering a rut.
people trying poet
Most poets, like most people, try hard to be like someone they admire or they are possessed with an image of what they ought to be.
france denmark india
Being identified as a poet in France or Denmark or India one is greeted with gracious respect.
writing issues flags
My major aim in writing is to set out flags and issue wake-up calls.
joy muse astonishing
The most astonishing joy is to receive from the muses the gift of a whole lyric.