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
american-director rarest
Rarest of the real poets are born poets. They are the oddballs, not the professors.
children child-abuse aging
I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.
humor
Follow your own weird.
bumps wonder be-prepared
At every crossroad, be prepared to bump into wonder.
writing order emotion
I often start writing in order to excite an expansive emotion.
white pages film
My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white page to be filled with images.
writing important
It was as important to live poetically as to write poems.
song laughing silence
Everything is Song. Everything is Silence. Since it all turns out to be illusion, perfectly being what it is, having nothing to do with good or bad, you are free to die laughing.
want bitterness cookies
If bitterness wants to get into the act, I offer it a cookie or a gumdrop.
spiritual practice ecstasy
Poetry for me is as much a spiritual practice as sexual ecstasy is.
challenges enough reborn
Life's major challenge: getting reborn often enough.
poetry magic literature
Ultimately I have learned more about poetry, from music and magic than from literature.
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.
ruts glory abyss
You're closer to your glory leaping an abyss than re-upholstering a rut.