The knowledge that it takes to write a poem gets burnt up in the writing of the poem.

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

The problem with memory is that is changes whatever it touches. It is never that accurate. As a result, I end up modifying and revising my own experiences. It's myth making.

Every time you write a poem it’s apocalyptic. You’re revealing who you really are to yourself.

We suffer each other to have each other a while.

A poem is like a score for the human voice.

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