Harryette Mullen Professions : PoetBorn : July 1, 1953 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Harryette Mullen The spirit of tanka interests me more than following rigid conventions. As I understand it, the tradition allows a variety of approaches, from simple description and heartfelt expression to classical allusion and evocative wordplay. Succeeding generations rediscover and renew the form so that it retains its vitality. Harryette Mullen heartfeltsimpleexpression The dream is not a map. A poem is not the territory. The dreamer reclines in a barbershop carpeted with Afro turf. In the dark some soul yells. It hurts to walk barefoot on cowrie shells. Harryette Mullen hurtdarkdream I’ll be emotionally disturbed for as long as it takes Harryette Mullen disturbedlong Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poetAll Authors
