“The best thing anybody has ever done is to advise me against publishin...” — Paul Muldoon Quote

“The best thing anybody has ever done is to advise me against publishing a poem that shows me at less than my best, such as it is. That's the kind of advice most of us resist but really should relish.”

“Teaching regularly has made me an even more adept reader, I think. The kind of teaching I do is more like editing than anything else. The kind of editing book editors used to do before lunch. The kind of editing I used to do as a radio documentary maker.”

“The best poems come from the world, go through the poet, and go back in to the world.”

“I'm going to rely upon the advice of affordable housing experts to make sure we meet the public's expectations.”

“The most important advice I can offer is that writing is a craft that you can learn by practicing. If you keep writing, you will improve.”

“The advice I give, no matter male or female, is not being afraid to step outside your comfort zone and think more long-term about your career than maybe the next year.”