"The only thing that can save the world is the reclaiming of the awareness of the world. That's what poetry does. By poetry I mean the imagining of what has been lost and what can be found—the imaginin…"

"I don't feel good don't bother me. I won't write my poem till I'm in my right mind."

"I'm a great believer in the power of silence, and the power of stillness, and the power of contemplation."

"We are all vulnerable together, the sane and the mad, and in the end we will all experience madness in at least some secret or small way."

"I'm a beatnik, which means I'm against everything that's square."