The Great Watershed Of Modern Poetry Is

A Poem In Form Still Has To Have Voice, Gesture, A Sense Of Discovery, A Metaphoric Connection, As Any Poetry Does.

If A Poem Is Not Memorable, There's Probably Something Wrong. One Of The Problems Of Free Verse Is That Much Of The Free Verse Poetry Is Not Memorable.

One Of The Most Powerful Devices Of Poetry Is The Use Of Distortions. You Can Go From Talking About The Way A Minute Passes To The Way A Century Passes, Or A Lifetime.

I Have Taught Students From The New York City Area So Long I Have A Special Affinity And Rapport With Them. It Surprises Me Sometimes That There Are Students From Anywhere Else.

You Have To Really Dive Deep Back Into Yourself And Get Rid Of So Much Modern Analytical Categorization. It's One Of The Great Things Poetry Does.