“To me, poetry is spoken - not exclusively, but there's a mix of langua...” — Kevin Young Quote

“To me, poetry is spoken - not exclusively, but there's a mix of languages in it. That's what I liked about 'For the Confederate Dead;' it has many different tones to it.”

“contemporary poetry is a kind of Reykjavik, a place where accessibility and intelligence have been fighting a Cold War by proxy for the last half-century.”

“O Stunden in der Kindheit,”

“Sweet as the tender fragrance that survives,”