Consciousness is the glory of creation.
At every crossroad, be prepared to bump into wonder.
In the world of poetry there are would-be poets, workshop poets, promising poets, lovesick poets, university poets, and a few real poets.
I often start writing in order to excite an expansive emotion.
It was as important to live poetically as to write poems.
Most poets in their youth begin in adolescent sadness. I find it more rewarding to end in gladness.