If you think you can grasp me, think again - Adrienne Rich, from 'Delta'

He is an incomparable stylist, a wry ironist, a philosopher of words. The only category in which he fits justly is that of poet. (Guy Davenport)

I'm in it for the discovery. - Michael Donaghy

For me, poetry is very much the time that it takes to unroll, the way music does...it's not a static, contemplatable thing like a painting or a piece of sculpture. - John Ashbery

She is wise without portentousness, her technique faultless and her imagination fiery, political and fresh - Carol Rumens, The Independent.

I'm fascinated by what he's doing. He's an extraordinary poet (Robert Creeley)