"I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences and mathematics, and also through an interest in Japanese and Chinese poetry in translation."
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Robert Morgan, born on April 23, 1944, in Hendersonville, North Carolina, emerged as a significant voice in contemporary American literature. A celebrated poet, novelist, and memoirist, Morgan's works often draw inspiration from his Appalachian roots, reflecting the region's rich cultural tapestry. His profound ability to weave personal and communal narratives has garnered him numerous accolades, including the prestigious Thomas Wolfe Award. Morgan's legacy endures in his exploration of identity, nature, and the human experience, creating a lasting impact on Southern writing and beyond.
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"Philip Larkin has a tough honesty and sense of humor that I find irresistible, as a contemporary poet."
Robert Morgan"One of the most powerful devices of poetry is the use of distortions. You can go from talking about the way a minute passes to the way a century passes, or a lifetime."
Robert Morgan"You have to really dive deep back into yourself and get rid of so much modern analytical categorization. It's one of the great things poetry does."
Robert Morgan"The Language Poets are writing only about language itself. The Ashbery poets are writing only about poetry itself. That seems to me a kind of dead end."
Robert Morgan"Part of what we love about poetry is the fact that it seems ancient, that it has an authority of ancient language and ancient form, and that it's timeless, that it reaches back."
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"Alchemy is the art of far and near, and I think poetry is alchemy in that way. It's delightful to distort size, to see something that's tiny as though it were vast."
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