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I do not go in search of poetry. I wait for poetry to visit me.

Poetry: the best words in the best order.

For me, poetry is a situation - a state of being, a way of facing life and facing history.

When you put a book together and arrange it, there's a lot of anxiety and turmoil about what order the poems should be in.

For better or worse, poetry is my life.

I look for poetry in English because it's the only language I read.

Poetry is really a way of sharing feelings and ideas.

Poetry is always slightly mysterious, and you wonder what is your relationship to it.

Poetry is a pure meritocracy. There's no room for ambiguity: either a poem moves you and opens up new vistas in life, or it doesn't. It's completely objective, and the best always rise to the top.

I've been surprised to learn how many people love poetry. It's beautiful to see that people want poetry in their lives.