Alchemy is the art of far and near, and I think poetry is alchemy in that way. It’s delightful to distort size — Robert Morgan
Among the american contemporaries I read with most enjoyment are several north carolinians. — Robert Morgan
A lot of my students are asian-american, and it has been thrilling to watch them break through the stereotypes — Robert Morgan
A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does. — Robert Morgan
I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences and mathematics — Robert Morgan
I considered going to film school; I took a course in film and was very interested in film making as well as film writing. — Robert Morgan
I have taught students from the new york city area so long I have a special affinity and rapport with them. — Robert Morgan
I encourage students to pursue an idea far enough so they can see what the cliches and stereotypes are. — Robert Morgan
I seem to keep returning to my father in poems because his personality was so extreme, so driven. — Robert Morgan
I love to create interesting textures with language. You can do it as long as it seems like a discovery. — Robert Morgan
I learned to impersonate the kind of person that talks about poetry. It comes from teaching, I think. — Robert Morgan
I love chapbooks. They’re in some ways the ideal form in which to publish and read poems. — Robert Morgan
I think that it’s more likely that in my 60s and 70s I will be writing poetry rather than fiction. — Robert Morgan
I write as a way of keeping myself going. You build your life around writing, and it’s what gets you through. — Robert Morgan