“There have been two popular subjects for poetry in the last few decades: the Vietnam War and AIDS, about both of which almost all of us have felt deeply.”

“As humans we look at things and think about what we've looked at. We treasure it in a kind of private art gallery.”

“My old teacher's definition of poetry is an attempt to understand.”

“There have been two popular subjects for poetry in the last few decades: the Vietnam War and AIDS, about both of which almost all of us have felt deeply.”

“Deep feeling doesn't make for good poetry. A way with language would be a bit of help.”