Unfortunately, poetry is not born in noise, in crowds, or on a bus. There have to be four walls and the certainty that the telephone will not ring. That's what writing is all about.
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Poetic talent doesn't operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry.
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All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.
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I like being near the top of a mountain. One can't get lost here.
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All is mine but nothing owned, nothing owned for memory, and mine only while I look.
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Life lasts but a few scratches of the claw in the sand.
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I cannot speak for more than an hour exclusively about poetry. At that point, life itself takes over again.
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I started earning a living as a poet rather early on.