Monday, August 15, 2011

Monday Morning Quote: New Poet Laureate Philip Levine on Surprise

[Y]ou have to follow where the poem leads. And it will surprise you. It will say things you didn't expect to say. And you look at the poem and you realize, "That is truly what I felt." That is truly what I saw.

1 comment:

Kevin said...

I love it. I had never heard of Phllip Levine before his appt. as PL. I should give him a try.