“More or Less Love Poems #11:No babeWe'd neverSwing together butthe syncopationwould be something wild”
“For what is the point ofhaving something lovely if you never share it?It would be like having a poem, a beautiful wild poem that noone else has, and burning it.”
“A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself. ”
“September 11, 2001: Citizens of the U.S., besieged by terror’s sting,rose up, weeping glory, as if on eagles’ wings.--from the poem Angel of Remembrance: Candles for September 11, 2001”
“it's colder than hell (yes) butthe blankets are thin,and the pulled-down shadesare as full of holes as love is.”
“He remembers which sisterI like least and askshow she is doing.(lines 9-11 of the poem 'Divorce')”