“A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.”
Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988) American science fiction author
“…how poet and public stared at each other with righteous indignation, till the poet said, “Since you won’t read me, I’ll make sure you can’t”—is one of the most complicated and interesting of stories.”
"The Obscurity of the Poet". p. 9
No Other Book: Selected Essays (1999)
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