My Major Aim In Writing Is To

Poetry For Me Is As Much A Spiritual Practice As Sexual Ecstasy Is.

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.

Ultimately I Have Learned More About Poetry, From Music And Magic Than From Literature.

I Had A Toy Theater And A Magic Lantern, And When I Was Eight I Built A Stage For Theatricals In The Attic.

In The World Of Poetry There Are Would-be Poets, Workshop Poets, Promising Poets, Lovesick Poets, University Poets, And A Few Real Poets.