I always thought that poetry is the verdict that others give to a certain kind of writing. So to call yourself a poet is a kind of dangerous description. It's for others it's for others to use.

I think the term poet is a very exalted term and should be applied to a man at the end of his work. When he looks back over the body of his work and he's written poetry then let the verdict be that he's a poet.

Well you can't teach the poetry, but you can teach the craft.

The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. That's what poetry does.

I have nothing to say, I am saying it, and that is poetry.