Dealing with poetry is a daunting task, simply because the reason one does it as an editor at all is because one is constantly coming to terms with one's own understanding of how to understand the world.

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But there is some way in which poets believe that and this is dangerous, too...

But there is some way in which poets believe that and this is dangerous, too...

I like poems that are little games

I like poems that are little games

Frost is the most sophisticated of poets.

Frost is the most sophisticated of poets.

There are so many things that poetry is about, one of which is memory.

There are so many things that poetry is about, one of which is memory.

But poetry is my life. Poetry is what matters to me.

But poetry is my life. Poetry is what matters to me.

The more poetry you have in the head, the more poetry you will understand because...

The more poetry you have in the head, the more poetry you will understand because...

My friends never talk to me about my poetry because they're embarrassed that I write...

My friends never talk to me about my poetry because they're embarrassed that I write...

But for me, being an editor I've been an editor of all kinds of books...

But for me, being an editor I've been an editor of all kinds of books...

I would like to be proud of having written some poems that will be remembered,...

I would like to be proud of having written some poems that will be remembered,...

And there are a lot more people reading poetry, but there are not so many...

And there are a lot more people reading poetry, but there are not so many...

I think poetry has lost an awful lot of its muscle because nobody knows any....

I think poetry has lost an awful lot of its muscle because nobody knows any....

Poetry is composing for the breath.

Poetry is composing for the breath.

If poets were realistic, they wouldn't be poets.

If poets were realistic, they wouldn't be poets.

If I were brave enough to say so, I'd like to think that I had...

If I were brave enough to say so, I'd like to think that I had...

In my youth, I found that I was quite often inspired and pushed forward by...

In my youth, I found that I was quite often inspired and pushed forward by...

Poetry was invented as an mnemonic device to enable people to remember their prayers.

Poetry was invented as an mnemonic device to enable people to remember their prayers.

The trouble with the performance poets is that they don't seem to have read anything....

The trouble with the performance poets is that they don't seem to have read anything....

The relation between a poet and audience is really insignificant. What matters is the poet...

The relation between a poet and audience is really insignificant. What matters is the poet...

The problem, for me, with the writing programs is that they produce a terrible uniformity...

The problem, for me, with the writing programs is that they produce a terrible uniformity...

They need to learn poetry. They don't need to learn about poetry. They don't need...

They need to learn poetry. They don't need to learn about poetry. They don't need...