The Ear Writes My Poems, Not The

I Want To Write Poems That Are Natural, Luminous, Deep, Spare. I Dream Of An Art So Transparent That You Can Look Through And See The World.

The First Task Of The Poet Is To Create The Person Who Will Write The Poems.

Rhythm To Me Is Essentially What Hopkins Called The Taste Of Self. I Taste Myself As Rhythm.

We Have All Been Expelled From The Garden, But The Ones Who Suffer Most In Exile Are Those Who Are Still Permitted To Dream Of Perfection.

I Dance/for The Joy Of Surviving, At The Edge Of The Road.