It's Only When You're Forbidden To Talk

We Need Poetry Most At Those Moments When Life Astounds Us With Losses, Gains, Or Celebrations. We Need It Most When We Are Most Hurt, Most Happy, Most Downcast, Most Jubilant. Poetry Is The Language We Speak In Times Of Greatest Need. And The Fact That It Is An Endangered Species In Our Culture Tells Us That We Are In Deep Trouble.

Surviving Means Being Born Over And Over.

The Best Slave Does Not Need To Be Beaten. She Beats Herself.

We Are So Scared Of Being Judged That We Look For Every Excuse To Procrastinate.

It Takes A Spasm Of Love To Write A Poem.