"There’ll always be working people in my poems because I grew up with them, and I am a poet of memory." ― Philip Levine Topic(s): Poetry More From Philip Levine "Now I think poetry will save nothing from oblivion, but I keep writing about the ordinary because for me it’s the home of the extraordinary, the only home." "The irony is, going to work every day became the subject of probably my best poetry." "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." More In Poetry "I am grateful for – though I can’t keep up with – the flood of articles, theses, and textbooks that mean to share insight concerning the nature of poetry."― A. R. Ammons "I prefer ordinary girls – you know, college students, waitresses, that sort of thing. Most of the girls I go out with are just good friends. Just because I go out to the cinema with a girl, it doesn’t mean we are dating."― Leonardo DiCaprio "The goal seems to me at times just to be business first."― Laura Linney