Their spirits and their visions are embodied in their craft. And so is mine. It's not Jane Saw Puff. But the clarity of Jane Saw Puff is precious to me.

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Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there...

Many poets write books. They'll tell you: Well, I've got my next book, but there...

So I did quit coffee and I did quit smoking. But I haven't managed that...

So I did quit coffee and I did quit smoking. But I haven't managed that...

I'm not sure that the benefit - as a writer and as a citizen -...

I'm not sure that the benefit - as a writer and as a citizen -...

I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never...

I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never...

The older I get, the more I feel almost beautiful.

The older I get, the more I feel almost beautiful.

Maybe we can use a metaphor for it, out of dance. I think for many...

Maybe we can use a metaphor for it, out of dance. I think for many...

The decision for me was whether to have The Father be a book that told...

The decision for me was whether to have The Father be a book that told...

Well, The Wellspring was written from 1983 to 1986. And it had a section in...

Well, The Wellspring was written from 1983 to 1986. And it had a section in...

Well, one thing I'm really interested in, when I'm writing, is being accurate.

Well, one thing I'm really interested in, when I'm writing, is being accurate.

I wish I wrote more about the world at more distance from myself.

I wish I wrote more about the world at more distance from myself.

I didn't have time to sit down and look at the work of a year...

I didn't have time to sit down and look at the work of a year...

The older I get, the more I see The power of that young woman, my...

The older I get, the more I see The power of that young woman, my...

I'm probably so out of it at my age that I don't know what people...

I'm probably so out of it at my age that I don't know what people...

I think this is true for all artists. My senses are very important to me.

I think this is true for all artists. My senses are very important to me.

There are some fine books and essays about that. Lewis Hyde has written about alcoholism...

There are some fine books and essays about that. Lewis Hyde has written about alcoholism...

The amount of horror one used to hear about in one village could be quite...

The amount of horror one used to hear about in one village could be quite...

This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal...

This creature of the poem may assemble itself into a being with its own centrifugal...

My poems - I don't even like the sound of that, in a way. Not...

My poems - I don't even like the sound of that, in a way. Not...

I was very afraid that I wouldn't be able to do this job well. And...

I was very afraid that I wouldn't be able to do this job well. And...

If I wrote in a sonnet form, I would be distorting. Or if I had...

If I wrote in a sonnet form, I would be distorting. Or if I had...