Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.
Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.
When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work ask him: 'Whose?'
Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.
Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand...
Who writes poetry imbibes honey from the poisoned lips of life.
My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and...
I write poetry in order to live more fully.