We Simply Have Not Kept In Touch

We Simply Have Not Kept In Touch With Poetry

I Believe That These Devices Like Repetition And Rhyme Are Not Artificial, That They're Not Imposed, Somehow, On The Language.

The Point Of Poetry Is To Be Acutely Discomforting, To Prod And Provoke, To Poke Us In The Eye, To Punch Us In The Nose, To Knock Us Off Our Feet, To Take Our Breath Away.

Living At That Pitch, On That Edge, Is Something Which Many Poets Engage In To Some Extent.

If The Poem Has No Obvious Destination, There's A Chance That We'll Be All Setting Off On An Interesting Ride.