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

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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...

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...

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...

Every so often I find some poems that are too good for the readers of...

Every so often I find some poems that are too good for the readers of...

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...

In order to understand what they need to understand, in order to write what they...

In order to understand what they need to understand, in order to write what they...

It is a way we reassess our past. We can do that in poetry in...

It is a way we reassess our past. We can do that in poetry in...

Poetry is composing for the breath.

Poetry is composing for the breath.

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

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

I like poems that are complex.

I like poems that are complex.

It is very difficult for people to come in contact with their own emotions and...

It is very difficult for people to come in contact with their own emotions and...

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 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.

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...

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.

Dealing with poetry is a daunting task, simply because the reason one does it as...

Dealing with poetry is a daunting task, simply because the reason one does it as...

People are talking about the Internet as though it is going to change the world....

People are talking about the Internet as though it is going to change the world....

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...

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...

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

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