“A Blessing on the Poets Patient earth-digger, impatient fire-maker, Hungry word-taker and roving sound-lover, Sharer and saver, muser and acher, You who are open to hide or uncover, Time-keeper and –hater, wake-sleeper, sleep-waker; May language’s language, the silence that lies Under each word, move you over and over, Turning you, wondering, back to surprise.” LanguageBlessingPoetry QuotesPoets Book:Spells: New and Selected Poems Source: Spells: New and Selected Poems
“Criticism is like politics: if you don't make your own you are by default accepting the status quo and are finally yourself responsible for whatever the status quo does to you.” PoetryPoets Book:The Body of Poetry: Essays on Women, Form, and the Poetic Self Source: The Body of Poetry: Essays on Women, Form, and the Poetic Self