To say one is revolutionary is a little like saying one is a Zen Buddhist - if you say you are, you probably aren't.
Lawrence FerlinghettiIf you would be a poet, write living newspapers. Be a reporter from outer space, filing dispatches to some supreme managing editor who believes in full disclosure and has a low tolerance for bullshit.
Lawrence FerlinghettiThe real literary editors have mostly been fired. Those that remain are all 'bottom line' editors; everything depends on the money.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti