"A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings – about human feelings and frailties." ― Anne Stevenson Topic(s): Poetry More From Anne Stevenson "I did know Ted Hughes and I partly wrote the book to explain to myself and others the complexities of a marriage that was for six years wonderfully productive of poetry and then ended in tragedy." "Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don’t ignore feelings and emotions." "Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly." More In Poetry "This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human soul."― Eugenio Montale "Unfortunately, poetry is not born in noise, in crowds, or on a bus. There have to be four walls and the certainty that the telephone will not ring. That’s what writing is all about."― Wislawa Szymborska "Meet some people who care about poetry the way you do. You’ll have that readership. Keep going until you know you’re doing work that’s worthy. And then see what happens. That’s my advice."― Philip Levine