Acclaim Is A Distraction.

Being Identified As A Poet In France Or Denmark Or India One Is Greeted With Gracious Respect.

Most Poets, Like Most People, Try Hard To Be Like Someone They Admire Or They Are Possessed With An Image Of What They Ought To Be.

You're Closer To Your Glory Leaping An Abyss Than Re-upholstering A Rut.

For Me A Poem Has To Sing Out Of Itself And The Lilt Of It Carries The Magic.

I Like Things Which Appear Fragile But Are Tough Inside.