I prefer always to think that I am creating a book, not a series of stand-alone poems.

- Martha Ronk

A number of poems don't work alone. They need to fit together to work.

- Martha Ronk

I try to attach myself to things around me so that they don't slip away.

- Martha Ronk

I know that in some ways I operate from a kind of antiquated interest in imagery, while many contemporary poets are not so interested in imagery. I t…

- Martha Ronk

I'm in California, so I know people who are natives who tell me there's lots of weather here, but it's not the same as being in Vermont. Since I grew…

- Martha Ronk

I want literature to open all the doors that I can't open by myself, and to allow me to see things that I wouldn't otherwise see.

- Martha Ronk

Looking out a window from different vantage points changes what you see and therefore what you write.

- Martha Ronk

Often poets fall into groups that exclude others, and don't pay attention to those who write in different ways. It seems so limited to me.

- Martha Ronk

I can't remember the past, or I can't see very clearly, or I've gotten older and the person I was isn't there anymore, and the place I grew up isn't …

- Martha Ronk