My Major Aim In Writing Is To

For Me A Poem Has To Sing Out Of Itself And The Lilt Of It Carries The Magic.

Most Poets, Like Most People, Try Hard To Be Like Someone They Admire Or They Are Possessed With An Image Of What They Ought To Be.

You're Closer To Your Glory Leaping An Abyss Than Re-upholstering A Rut.

I Had A Toy Theater And A Magic Lantern, And When I Was Eight I Built A Stage For Theatricals In The Attic.

I Often Start Writing In Order To Excite An Expansive Emotion.