The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful. And in the end, the poem is not a thing we see-it is, rather, a light by which we may see-and what we see is life. Robert Penn Warren on poetry
How do poems grow? They grow out of your life. Robert Penn Warren on poetry
The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch it. Robert Penn Warren on poetry