Therell always be working people in my poems because I grew up with them, and I am a poet of memory. – Philip Levine

Meet some people who care about poetry the way you do. Youll have that readership. Keep going until you know youre doing work thats worthy. And then see what happens. Thats my advice. – Philip Levine

My mother carried on and supported us her ambition had been to write poetry and songs. – Philip Levine