That I am a poet in an age where the "unintellectual" (i.e., almost everybody) think of poetry as something they didn't like when ...they were at school, and the intellectual think it something the masses should be excluded from, is sad for me. This age has far too much reverence for poetry and too little respect--for by the same token it is very difficult indeed to earn a living from poetry.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
For me being a poet is a job rather than an activity. I feel I have a function in society, neither more nor less meaningful than a...ny other simple job. I feel it is part of my work to make poetry more accessible to people who have had their rights withdrawn from them.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »