If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.
Whereas with poetry no one has to show anybody really and you don't have to tell anyone you're doing it.
If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better...
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.
