To seek the timeless way we must first know the quality without a name. There is a central quality which is the root criterion of life and spirit in a man, a town, a building, or a wilderness. This quality is objective and precise, but it cannot be named.
“Prince used to call me up 3am in the morning and invite me to hear some of his new songs.”
“An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive.”