“Poetry and art nourish the soul of the world with the flavor-filled substances of beauty, wisdom and truth.”

“Poetry looking in the mirror sees art, and art looking in a mirror sings poetry.”

“A world without poetry and art would be too much like one without birds or flowers: bearable but a lot less enjoyable.”

“Art gives its vision to beauty not always recognized. And it surrenders freely -- whatever power it possesses to every sincere soul that seeks it. But above all else--it presents us with the gift of ourselves.”

“When a reader enters the pages of a book of poetry, he or she enters a world where dreams transform the past into knowledge made applicable to the present, and where visions shape the present into extraordinary possibilities for the future.”

“To create art with all the passion in one's soul is to live art with all the beauty in one's heart.”

“The music of revelation announces itself to the reader in somber brooding tones or in melodies light as air and one is invited to dance with the most captivating of partners: poetry.”