And it's impossible for me to read Henry James.

When I was a teacher, teachers would come into my classroom and admire my desk on which lay nothing whatever, whereas theirs were heaped with papers and books.

And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn't think so.

And some poets are far better read off the page because they're very bad speakers. I'm thinking of one in particular whom I won't name, a good poet, and he reads in such a dry, boring way, your eyes start drooping.

But you'd have a job to find many of my poems which would seem to be very influenced by a particular person.

I only keep books that I like very much. Otherwise I'd throw them out.

People haven't got the interest in long long works these days. A lack of interest which I share.