"I used to write sonnets and various things, and moved from there into writing prose, which, incidentally, is a lot more interesting than poetry, including the rhythms of prose"
- Shelby Foote
About this Quote
In this quote, author Shelby Foote reviews his writing journey and how it has actually evolved over time. He mentions that he utilized to compose sonnets and other kinds of poetry, however ultimately shifted towards writing prose. Foote then goes on to state that he discovers prose to be more fascinating than poetry, specifically highlighting the rhythms of prose. This could recommend that Foote delights in the freedom and versatility that prose offers, instead of the strict structure and type of poetry. In general, this quote showcases Foote's personal choice for prose and his gratitude for its unique qualities.
This quote is written / told by Shelby Foote between November 17, 1916 and June 27, 2005. He was a famous Author from USA.
The author also have 21 other quotes.
"We don't attempt to have any theme for a number of the anthology, or to have any particular sequence. We just put in things that we like, and then we try to alternate the prose and the poetry"
"Concrete poets continue to turn out beautiful things, but to me they're more visual than oral, and they almost really belong on the wall rather than in a book. I haven't the least idea of where poetry is going"
"I think Ginsberg has done more harm to the craft that I honor and live by than anybody else by reducing it to a kind of mean that enables the most dubious practitioners to claim they are poets because they think, If the kind of thing Ginsberg does is poetry, I can do that"
