Nature, Or The World, Or Reality, Is

By All Means Break The Rules.

If Language Is Lost, Humanity Is Lost. If Writing Is Lost, Certain Kinds Of Civilization And Society Are Lost, But Many Other Kinds Remain - And There Is No Reason To Think That Those Alternatives Are Inferior.

Anxiety Projection Can And Does Occur - In Myth, In Music, In Fiction, And In The Doctor's Office Too. That Doesn't Make It The Basis Of Everything.

Poetry, I'm Often Told, Is Something Made Of Words. I Think It Really Goes The Other Way Around: Words Are Made Of Poetry.

How Much Money You Get, Depends On Lots Of Extraneous Things. It Depends On How Good You Are At Turning Poetry Into A Marketable Product, Which Is Something It Was Never Supposed To Be. That's Why Many People Suppose That The Better The Poet You Are The Lower Your Income Should Be, And That's Probably True.