I'm all in favor of poets telling about the process as much as they can. And many do.

I think the language of science is highly lyrical and evocative and an important part of our lives in many ways.

Often I'm struck by something that I read; then I go and research it a little more, especially if I begin a poem, and I find out that I need to know more. Then I usually get intrigued and excited about whatever it is I'm writing about.

I approach writing a poem in a much different state than when I am writing prose. It's almost as if I were working in a different language when I'm writing poetry. The words - what they are and what they can become - the possibilities of the words are vastly expanded for me when I'm writing a poem.

The greatest tragedy that can befall a poet is to be praised by being misunderstood.

I'm all in favor of poets telling about the process as much as they can. And many do.

I have thought for many years that the audience any creative writer imagines has a great effect on what gets written.