To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A life is not sufficiently elevated for poetry, unless, of course, the life has been made into an art.
Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.
The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for.
Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.
There is something about a bureaucrat that does not like a poem.
There have always been great defenses of poetry, and I've tried to write mine, and I think all of my work and criticism is a defense of poetry to try and keep something alive in poetry.
Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that will spur the artist to new heights if it does not cripple him or her.
To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.
To be a poet is a condition rather than a profession.