I think reading Shakespeare's plays when I was young was extremely important. He had the ability to make utter strangers come alive.
From Rita Dove
My favorite poets may not be your bread and butter. I have more favorite poems than favorite poets.
I believe people may have a predisposition for artistic creativity. It doesn't mean they're going to make it.
I think children have talent and insight, but it gets beaten out of them.
The joy of working at something to find out what it means to me is what I grew up with.
In working on a poem, I love to revise. Lots of younger poets don't enjoy this, but in the process of revision I discover things.
All of us have moments in our childhood where we come alive for the first time. And we go back to those moments and think, This is when I became myself.
The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that, for a minute, the clouds have parted and I've seen ecstasy or something.
Libraries are where it all begins.
If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level.
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