“I do not remember where I read that there are two kinds of poets: the good poets, who at a certain point destroy their bad poems and go off to run guns in Africa, and the bad poets, who publish theirs and keep writing more until they die.” WritingKindTwoRunningRememberCertainDiesPoetGunPublish Author:Umberto Eco
“I do not understand why any poet or writer would run for office; that's a different sense of who you are. I'm just a poet. I am as truthful as I can be. That makes me an artist. I heed the people; I do not lead the people.” PeopleI CanDifferentRunningArtistPoetOfficeWho You AreTruthfulHeed Author:Nikki Giovanni