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As a child, what captivated me was reading the poems myself and realizing that there was a world without material substance which was nevertheless as alive as any other.

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I consider myself kind of a reporter - one who uses words that are more like music and that have a choreography. I never think of myself as a poet; I just get up and write.

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I very much wished not to be noticed, and to be left alone, and I sort of succeeded.

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We all have a hungry heart, and one of the things we hunger for is happiness. So as much as I possibly could, I stayed where I was happy.

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To find a new word that is accurate and different, you have to be alert for it.

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One thing I do know is that poetry, to be understood, must be clear.

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I decided very early that I wanted to write. But I didn't think of it as a career. I didn't even think of it as a profession... It was the most exciting thing, the most powerful thing, the most wonderful thing to do with my life.

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I worked privately, and sometimes I feel that might be better for poets than the kind of social workshop gathering. My school was the great poets: I read, and I read, and I read.

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People want poetry. They need poetry. They get it. They don't want fancy work.

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My parents didn't care very much what I did, and that was probably a blessing.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: September 10th, 1935

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