Poetic Obituaries: After the publication of his last

poetry volume, Turner Cassity introduced his collection at a poetry reading by disclosing, "I never write about my own emotions, and I never write about the South." When asked by an eager observer what he wrote about instead, Cassity quipped: "I write about the wickedness of the world--that way I'll never run out of material."

from The Emory Wheel: Cassity Remembered as Prolific Poet and Friend

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