It's much easier to consume the visual image than to read something.

When you're young, everything seems like a romance. At 96, I can still feel romantic about publishing young unknown writers.

The real literary editors have mostly been fired. Those that remain are all 'bottom line' editors; everything depends on the money.

If you're too open-minded; your brains will fall out.

Poetry is the shadow cast by our streetlight imaginations.

In Plato's republic, poets were considered subversive, a danger to the republic. I kind of relish that role. So I see my present role as a gadfly, to use my soapbox to promote my various ideas and obsesions.

Recipe For Happiness Khaborovsk Or Anyplace' One grand boulevard with trees with one grand cafe in sun with strong black coffee in very small cups. One not necessarily very beautiful man or woman who loves you. One fine day.