I don’t think of poetry as a ‘rational’ activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words or phrases which appeal more because of their sound than their meaning, and the movement and phrasing of a poem are very important to me. Margaret Atwood Read Quote
It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious. Saint Ignatius Read Quote
The thing I have in common with Donald Trump is, about a dozen years ago, we got a ‘Man of the Year’ award in New York City, the Hotel Plaza, from the USO. Jack Keane Read Quote
All the world old is queer save thee and me, and even thou art a little queer. Robert Owen Read Quote
The Holy Grail audience are young people and, at the end of the day, that’s who gets courted. Greg Mottola Read Quote
If there ever was a poet for the working class Billy Joe Shaver and Merle Haggard would be my nomination. David Allan Coe Read Quote
