Ultimately I Have Learned More About Poetry,

Acclaim Is A Distraction.

I Often Start Writing In Order To Excite An Expansive Emotion.

In The World Of Poetry There Are Would-be Poets, Workshop Poets, Promising Poets, Lovesick Poets, University Poets, And A Few Real Poets.

Life Is Adventure, Not Predicament.

The Most Astonishing Joy Is To Receive From The Muses The Gift Of A Whole Lyric.