The young people have MTV and rock and roll. Why would they go to read poetry? Poetry belongs to the Stone Age. It awakens in us perceptions that go back to those times.

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I seem to keep returning to my father in poems because his personality was so...

I seem to keep returning to my father in poems because his personality was so...

You have to really dive deep back into yourself and get rid of so much...

You have to really dive deep back into yourself and get rid of so much...

I don't think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly...

I don't think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly...

Some people want to call me an Appalachian writer, even though I know some people...

Some people want to call me an Appalachian writer, even though I know some people...

I love to create interesting textures with language. You can do it as long as...

I love to create interesting textures with language. You can do it as long as...

Some people swear by writing courses, but whether it really helps American poetry, I have...

Some people swear by writing courses, but whether it really helps American poetry, I have...

I don't think the creative writing industry has helped American poetry.

I don't think the creative writing industry has helped American poetry.

Fiction is about intimacy with characters, events, places.

Fiction is about intimacy with characters, events, places.

I considered going to film school; I took a course in film and was very...

I considered going to film school; I took a course in film and was very...

Southern poets are still writing narrative poems, poems in forms, dramatic poems.

Southern poets are still writing narrative poems, poems in forms, dramatic poems.

In the late 60s and early 70s, I did get interested in voices, and in...

In the late 60s and early 70s, I did get interested in voices, and in...

One of the most powerful devices of poetry is the use of distortions. You can...

One of the most powerful devices of poetry is the use of distortions. You can...

I don't think poetry is something that can be taught. We can encourage young writers,...

I don't think poetry is something that can be taught. We can encourage young writers,...

A lot of my students are Asian-American, and it has been thrilling to watch them...

A lot of my students are Asian-American, and it has been thrilling to watch them...

The decision to write in prose instead of poetry is made more by the readers...

The decision to write in prose instead of poetry is made more by the readers...

When you have an idea for a story, you want those characters to reach as...

When you have an idea for a story, you want those characters to reach as...

I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences...

I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences...

I think that it's more likely that in my 60s and 70s I will be...

I think that it's more likely that in my 60s and 70s I will be...

Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have...

Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have...

Young writers only take off when they find their subjects. Since almost everyone has a...

Young writers only take off when they find their subjects. Since almost everyone has a...