David Biespiel Quotes

Poetry is an art spoken, as if sung, in relation to other human beings.

I exaggerate. I oversimplify. I generalize. But there’s no cynicism here. American poetry is a mess. Long live American poetry.

American poetry is a mess. Long live American poetry.

Campion is a poet who knows that what a poet sees is nothing without a mixture of formal prowess and emotional insight.

For a long time, I saw writing prose as chewing rocks compared to the velocities of writing poetry.