But most commonly, it's one poem that I work on with a lot of intensity. Philip Levine commonlyintensitylot Change image and share on social
I have a sense that many Americans, especially those like me with European or foreign parents, feel they have to invent their families just as they have to invent themselves. Philip Levine americaneuropeanfamily Change image and share on social
My temperament is not geared to that of a novelist. Philip Levine gearnovelisttemperament Change image and share on social
I realized poetry's the thing that I can do 'cause I can stick at it and work with tremendous intensity. Philip Levine intensitypoetryrealize Change image and share on social
If that voice that you created that is most alive in the poem isn't carried throughout the whole poem, then I destroy where it's not there, and I reconstruct it so that that voice is the dominant voice in the poem. Philip Levine alivecarrycreate share on social
I started listening to music when I wrote when I had three sons at home. Philip Levine homelistenmusic Change image and share on social
My father died when I was five, but I grew up in a strong family. Philip Levine diefamilyfather Change image and share on social
It's ironic that while I was a worker in Detroit, which I left when I was twenty six, my sense was that the thing that's going to stop me from being a poet is the fact that I'm doing this crummy work. Philip Levine crummydetroitfact Change image and share on social
I listen to jazz about three hours a day. I love Louis Armstrong. Philip Levine armstrongdayhour Change image and share on social
