It Seems Everything Is So Full Of

I've Had Trouble With Criticism, I Guess. It's Hard To Know What Role Criticism Plays In Either Encouraging Poets Or In Getting Other People To Read Them.

Maybe There Are Three Or Four Really Good Poets In A Generation.

I Thought, 'there Are A Lot Of Poets Who Have The Courage To Look Into The Abyss, But There Are Very Few Who Have The Courage To Look Happiness In The Face And Write About It,' Which Is What I Wanted To Be Able To Do.

I Never Thought Of Myself As A New York Poet Or As An American Poet.

It's Enormously Cheering To Get A Good Review By Someone Who Seems To Understand Your Work.