Neither of my parents has been very sensitive about my writing. Robert Morgan parentsensitivewrite Change image and share on social
Some people swear by writing courses, but whether it really helps American poetry, I have doubts. Robert Morgan americancoursedoubt Change image and share on social
I seem to keep returning to my father in poems because his personality was so extreme, so driven. He did everything to excess. Robert Morgan driveexcessextreme Change image and share on social
I don't think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that. Robert Morgan americancreativefiction Change image and share on social
I think that it's more likely that in my 60s and 70s I will be writing poetry rather than fiction. Robert Morgan 60s70sfiction Change image and share on social
The Black Mountain poet I like most is the early Creeley. Those early poems seem very lyrical and very traditional, with a lot of voice and character. Robert Morgan blackcharactercreeley Change image and share on social
I love chapbooks. They're in some ways the ideal form in which to publish and read poems. You can read 19 poems in a way you can't sit down and read 60 to 70 pages of poems. Robert Morgan chapbookformideal Change image and share on social
Philip Larkin has a tough honesty and sense of humor that I find irresistible, as a contemporary poet. Robert Morgan contemporaryfindhonesty Change image and share on social
In the best fiction, the language itself can become almost invisible. Robert Morgan fictioninvisiblelanguage Change image and share on social
Poetry, almost by definition, calls attention to its language and form. Robert Morgan attentioncalldefinition Change image and share on social