To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.
Attention without feeling is only a report.
Poetry isn't a profession, it's a way of life. It's an empty basket; you put your life into it and make something out of that.
People want poetry. They need poetry. They get it. They don't want fancy work.
On poetry: Everyone wants to know what it means. But nobody is asking, How does it feel?
The challenge is to keep up with all the new poets at the same time I love the old ones.