In case you’ve been wonderingIn case you’ve been wondering
“Life’s a war zone. Death’s the sanctuary. You want to be safe?” – Gordon Lish (interviewed by Christian Lorentzen in Paris Review)
Category: The Gordon Lish Notes
You may not become one in any amount of timeYou may not become one in any amount of time
“You don’t become a great poet in your spare time.” – Jack Gilbert (interviewed by Gordon Lish in “Poetry Is the Art of Prejudice”)
It’s really great shit, manIt’s really great shit, man
“We are in danger from a glut of mediocrity of an extraordinary high calibre.” – Jack Gilbert (interviewed by Gordon Lish in “Poetry Is the Art of Prejudice”)