When I was a teacher teachers would come into my classroom and admire my...
When I was asked to be Writer in Residence at Edinburgh I thought you can't...
In fact a lot of them I think are absolute baloney. Those Charles Olsens and...
I was very interested in American poetry for many years. Much less now.
I never think about poetry except when I'm writing it. I mean my poetry.
However I learned something. I thought that if the young person the student...
And the second question can poetry be taught? I didn't think so.
All those authors there most of whom of course I've never met. That's the...
I'm very gregarious but I love being in the hills on my own.
He fertilizes a phrase or a line of poetry for weeks and then gives birth to...
Poetry asks people to have values form opinions care about some other part...
For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly...
I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good...
All good poetry is forged slowly and patiently link by link with sweat and...
I didn't want to deal in poetry. I got rid of that after a few months.
Some say they see poetry in my paintings I see only science.