I do think of my reader, or listener, really, more often, if I give a lecture, for example, and I know that… — William H. Gass Copy Share Image
The private reader of listener can become an executant of felt meaning when he learns the poem or the musical passage by… — George Steiner Copy Share Image
A poem, necessarily, sits at a register that's different from our usual conversational voices. You have to listen more actively to get… — Tracy K. Smith Copy Share Image
