The lyric self is the self; the narrative self is not.

I don't mind suffering as long as it's really about something. I don't mind great luck, if it's about something. If it's the hollow stuff, then there's no gift, one way or the other.

The lyric self is the self; the narrative self is not.

People who read poetry have heard about the burning bush, but when you write poetry, you sit inside the burning bush.

Poetry is the language of extremity. Poetry is a transfer of potency. You feel something potent and then you transfer it onto the page.

Our bodies look solid, but they arent. Were like a fountain. A fountain of water looks solid, but you can put your fingers right through it. Our bodies look like things, but theres no thingness to them.

Maybe being winged means being wounded by infinity.