What is poetry which does not save nations or people? – Czeslaw Milosz
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One of the most powerful devices of poetry is the use of distortions. You can go from talking about the way a minute passes to the way a century passes, or a lifetime. – Robert Morgan
I started off in England and very few people knew I was Australian. I mean, the clues were in the poems, but they didnt read them very carefully, and so for years and years I was considered completely part of the English poetry scene. – Peter Porter
The completely solitary self: thats where poetry comes from, and it gets isolated by crisis, and those crises are often very intimate also. – Seamus Heaney
As far as luxury goes, about the only thing I do is… I go first class all the way. I live on the road, so when Im out there, Im getting the nice hotel suite, Im getting the luxury car, Im eating the good food, and I make sure I take care of myself on the road. – Trish Stratus