A Man Is A Writer If All

I See No Reason For Calling My Work Poetry Except That There Is No Other Category In Which To Put It.

When One Cannot Appraise Out Of One's Own Experience, The Temptation To Blunder Is Minimized, But Even When One Can, Appraisal Seems Chiefly Useful As Appraisal Of The Appraiser.

In A Poem The Words Should Be As Pleasing To The Ear As The Meaning Is To The Mind.

Camels Are Snobbish And Sheep, Unintelligent; Water Buffaloes, Neurasthenic-- Even Murderous. Reindeer Seem Over-serious.

The Cynics In Life Are The People Who Are Always Trying To Do Things For People Who Don't Want Things Done For Them.