Poetry is the renewal of words, setting them free, and that's what a poet is doing: loosening the words.
The difference between a job and a career is the difference between forty and sixty hours a week.
A poet never takes notes. You never take notes in a love affair.
The people I want to hear about are the people who take risks.
The only way out is through.
Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.