Nothing in the universe can travel at the speed of light, they say, forgetful of the shadow's speed.

I never abandoned either forms or freedom. I imagine that most of what could be called free verse is in my first book. I got through that fairly early.

I am not at all clear what free verse is anymore. That's one of the things you learn not to know.

History is one of those marvelous and necessary illusions we have to deal with. It's one of the ways of dealing with our world with impossible generalities which we couldn't live without.

The secrets of success are a good wife and a steady job. My wife told me.

When Robert Frost was alive, I was known as the other new England poet, which is to be barely known at all.