The writing of a poem is, for me, in the first place, an almost total act of abandon leading to discovery leading to recognition.

The war to preserve the privilege of mythmaking

Poetry is the least imposition on silence in a world of chatter.

Try to write poems at least one person in the room will hate.

A nation's art is the expression of its soul.

The writing of a poem is, for me, in the first place, an almost total act of abandon leading to discovery leading to recognition.

Sometimes the best revision of a poem is a new poem.