Poetry, Almost By Definition, Calls Attention To

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

Neither Of My Parents Has Been Very Sensitive About My Writing.

Maybe The Example Of Southern Fiction Writing Has Been So Powerful That Southern Poets Have Sort Of Keyed Themselves To That.

In The Late 60s And Early 70s, I Did Get Interested In Voices, And In Narration And Embodying The Voice, Making The Poem Sound Like A Real Person Talking.

The Young People Have Mtv And Rock And Roll. Why Would They Go To Read Poetry? Poetry Belongs To The Stone Age. It Awakens In Us Perceptions That Go Back To Those Times.