I don't think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that.

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Teaching writing over the years intrudes on your own writing in important ways, taking away...

Teaching writing over the years intrudes on your own writing in important ways, taking away...

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

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

If people associate me with a region, that's fine with me.

If people associate me with a region, that's fine with me.

Young writers find their first audience in little magazines, and experimental writers find their only...

Young writers find their first audience in little magazines, and experimental writers find their only...

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...

Part of what we love about poetry is the fact that it seems ancient, that...

Part of what we love about poetry is the fact that it seems ancient, that...

The Black Mountain poet I like most is the early Creeley. Those early poems seem...

The Black Mountain poet I like most is the early Creeley. Those early poems seem...

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...

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...

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...

Alchemy is the art of far and near, and I think poetry is alchemy in...

Alchemy is the art of far and near, and I think poetry is alchemy in...

The best books of our times have included the three mature volumes of Philip Larkin....

The best books of our times have included the three mature volumes of Philip Larkin....

I have taught students from the New York City area so long I have a...

I have taught students from the New York City area so long I have a...

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,...

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...

I love to compare different time frames. Poetry can evoke the time of the subject....

I love to compare different time frames. Poetry can evoke the time of the subject....

What actually makes poetry poetry is of course impossible to define. We recognize it when...

What actually makes poetry poetry is of course impossible to define. We recognize it when...

Neither of my parents has been very sensitive about my writing.

Neither of my parents has been very sensitive about my writing.

A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a...

A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a...

One of the biggest changes that ever occurred in my life was going from the...

One of the biggest changes that ever occurred in my life was going from the...