I want literature to open all the doors that I can't open by myself, and to allow me to see things that I wouldn't otherwise see.
Martha RonkI think about the kinds of gardens that Queen Elizabeth put up. She made gardens in the shape of an "E," for Elizabeth, just one more way in which she used symbolism to solidify her reign: appearing as the Virgin Queen, for example, or wearing a dress embroidered with eyes and ears to indicate that she knew all that was going on in her castle; she had spies.
Martha RonkOne of the things I've always thought is that if I were to write a poetics, it would have to do with the poetics of failure, and the way in which all the things that you claim or that you try for are already based on the limits of language.
Martha RonkOften poets fall into groups that exclude others, and don't pay attention to those who write in different ways. It seems so limited to me.
Martha Ronk