“ Poetry is often the art of overhearing yourself say things you didn't know you knew. It is a learned skill to force yourself to articulate your life, your present world or your possibilities for the future. ”

“ In Germany, they have great difficulty with anything that smacks of cultism or messianic leadership. You can't talk about leadership in its charismatic forms. ”

“ Poetry gives us courage and sets us straight with the world. Poems are great companions and friends. ”

“ A sure sign of a soul-based workplace is excitement, enthusiasm, real passion not manufactured passion, but real involvement. And there's very little fear. ”

“ Poetry is a street fighter. It has sharp elbows. It can look after itself. Poetry can't be used for manipulation it's why you never see good poetry in advertising. ”

“ Poetry carries the imagery which is large enough for the kind of life we want for ourselves. ”

“ There's a fierce practicality and empiricism which the whole imaginative, lyrical aspect of poetry comes from. ”

“ It is the province of poetry to be more realistic and present than the artificial narratives of an outer discourse, and not afraid of the truthful difficulty of the average human life. ”

“ By definition, poetry works with qualities and dynamics that mainstream society is reluctant to face head-on. It's an interesting phenomenon that by necessity, poetry is just below the radar. ”