I was 37 when my father died-and I no LONGER had any FREEDOM of choice over what I would do with the rest of my LIFE.

For this reason POETS and artists developed the DOCTRINE of Art for Art's Sake. The community did not appear to NEED them, so, tit for tat, they did not need the community. This being GRANTED, it was no longer necessary or even desirable to MAKE one's poetry either intelligible or sympathetic to the community.

The LONGER you look at an OBJECT, the more abstract it BECOMES, and, ironically, the more REAL.

The first TEST any poem must PASS is no longer, 'Is it true to NATURE?' but a criterion looking in a different DIRECTION: namely, 'Is it sincere? Is it genuine?'

TV is no LONGER the best alternative to boredom. To kids not OLD ENOUGH for SNAPCHAT, music is the best alternative to boredom. For Snapchat USERS, it's the best alternative to boredom.