The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity. George Oppen More Quotes by George Oppen More Quotes From George Oppen The self is no mystery, the mystery is / That there is something for us to stand on George Oppen mystery self Those who are not very concerned with art want poems or pictures to record for them something they already know - as one might want a picture of a place he loves. George Oppen records poetry art The meaning of a poem is in the cadences and the shape of the lines and the pulse of the thought which is given by those lines. George Oppen pulse lines shapes Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting clarity I have not and never did have any motive of poetry But to achieve clarity. George Oppen clarity beautiful world Things explain each other, not themselves. George Oppen There are situations which cannot honorably be met by art. George Oppen mets situation art A pure mathematical series would be one in which each term is derived from the preceding term by a rule. George Oppen mathematical term would-be It is necessary to study these words you have written, for the words have a longer history than you have and say more than you know. George Oppen written study knows A discrete series is a series of terms each of which is empirically derived, each one of which is empirically true. And this is the reason for the fragmentary character of those poems. George Oppen which true reason character The situation of the Old Left was the theory of Socialist Realism, etc. It seemed pointless to argue. We stayed carefully away from people who wrote for the New Masses. George Oppen old new situation people Truth, also is the pursuit of it. George Oppen also pursuit truth
