“I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry.”
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The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.
Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what is seen during the moment.
American poetry, like American painting, is always personal with an emphasis on the individuality of the poet.
Dealing with poetry is a daunting task, simply because the reason one does it as an editor at all is because one is constantly coming to terms with one's own understanding of how to understand the world.
