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The poem is sad because it wants to be yours, and cannot be.

I shall try to write a poem that is about the moment but doesn't betray things that are true to me as a poet.

I like to think that I'm a sort of poet for our times.

We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.

At each moment, a poem might grow into a totally different shape. It is not so much like working in a garden. It is more as if you remade the garden every day.

I sometimes talk about the making of a poem within the poem.

I am not quite a poet but I am something of the kind.

My work should be seen as poetry.

My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.

You don't make a poem with ideas, but with words.