The poets are supposed to liberate the words — not chain them in phrases. Who told the poets they were supposed to think? Poets are meant to sing and to make words sing. Writers don't own their words. Since when do words belong to anybody? 'Your very own words, ' indeed! And who are you?Brion Gysin
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The poet is a speaker who speaks from the heart and from his/her thoughts, not from the mind. Poets have to use their imagination to express themselves. Poets are those who can rear words as birds rear their young. Poets are those who will say what they want to say as they want to say it.
The poet does not have to think about what he wants to say because he should be able to think naturally. Poets have the freedom of speech and freedom of thought. Poets are those who can express themselves naturally without thinking first about what to do or how to do it, because they know first-hand that their words will come out naturally without them having to try hard; therefore, they should always feel free and relaxed when writing or speaking.
Source: Brion Gysin Let The Mice In
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