“If you love, he wrote, or wish to love, do not dream. from “In Memory of the Future” — Franz Wright Copy Share Image
“What I would say is this: writing poems doesn't make you a poet. … It is only with poetry, for some reason, that everyone… — Franz Wright Copy Share
We know there are poets who are chosen: by what or whom, we no more know than what lies beyond our final breath, or… — Franz Wright Copy Share
“If only I could tell someone. The humiliation I go through when I think of my past can only be described as grace. We… — Franz Wright Copy Share
“Think of it: a writer actually possesses the power to alter his past, to change what was once experienced as defeat into victory and… — Franz Wright Copy Share
Its hard for me to grasp that I might somehow be my fathers equal in any way. — Franz Wright Copy Share
I used to comfort myself with the idea of a book with serrated, detachable pages, so that you could read the thing the way… — Franz Wright Copy Share
“You gave me in secret one thing to perceive, the tall blue starry strangeness of being here at all.” — Franz Wright Copy Share
“The all-night convenience store's empty and no one is behind the counter. You open and shut the glass door a few times causing a… — Franz Wright Copy Share
