Poetry is a tree with very deep roots and while there may be excitement about this or that new little branch, you're not going to make anything original by just doing whatever's being rewarded at the moment. — Joan Larkin Copy Share Image
From the beginning. I was a poem-writing child. I wrote little novels in my composition book when I was eight, nine years old. — Joan Larkin Copy Share Image
Spanish and English have such different music, and in my own poetry I feel much less drawn to fluid sounds than I do toward… — Joan Larkin Copy Share Image
People need what they think of as a poem to be read at their bar mitzvah, their wedding, a funeral, whatever. And people are… — Joan Larkin Copy Share Image
I'm trying to stay open to the idea that the Internet is not the evil foe of publishing but the handmaiden that will turn… — Joan Larkin Copy Share Image
It takes courage to get clear about what your vision of the work is and to be persistent about it and pursue it, whatever… — Joan Larkin Copy Share Image
Teaching has given me a community that cares about poetry, and I'm grateful for that. — Joan Larkin Copy Share Image
I think translation is an impossible job, and I admire the people who do it in a way that brings poetry to us that… — Joan Larkin Copy Share Image
Rhythms and sounds are often the first thing I hear and want in a poem, so I can't imagine trying to translate something without… — Joan Larkin Copy Share Image
Poetry is a tree with very deep roots and while there may be excitement about this or that new little branch, you're not going… — Joan Larkin Copy Share Image
I love that people want to know about poetry. It's one of the ways of keeping alive. — Joan Larkin Copy Share Image
People want poetry and need it - we need what's not honored by the corporate mentality that has taken over. It gives people a… — Joan Larkin Copy Share Image
After I started publishing poetry I got to teach creative writing. Eventually I was promoted and even got tenure. But then I felt compelled… — Joan Larkin Copy Share Image
