“Please take your time. I want you to kill me slowly so I can write my last poem to my wife's heart.… — Mahmoud Darwish Copy Share Image
Quart of whiskey a day for months working hard on a long poem. Wife hiding bottles, myself hiding bottles. Murderous and suicidal.… — James Taylor Copy Share Image
So writing about love or having it infuse the poems that I'm writing has never been something I've set myself to do,… — Ron Padgett Copy Share Image