As a reader you have a task to do, you have something to do. You bring your experience to it. It's not… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
My focus is on the reader and that the poet's job is not to inspire himself or herself. The poet's job is… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
Regardless of whether one is a writer or a reader, one's task consists first of all in mastering a life that is… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image