You see, I am a poet, and not quite right in the head, darling. It’s only that.
Edna St. Vincent MillayI defer to all these other American poets who, for some reason, I both envy and admire.
Charles OlsonMost poets in their youth begin in adolescent sadness. I find it more rewarding to end in gladness.
James BroughtonA poet is a man who puts up a ladder to a star and climbs it while playing a violin.
Edmond de GoncourtA poet must discover that it’s his own story that is true, even if the truth is small indeed.
Jim Harrison