One of the things I've always thought is that if I were to write a poetics, it would have to do with the poetics of failure, and the way in which all the things that you claim or that you try for are already based on the limits of language.
I try to attach myself to things around me so that they don't slip away. - Martha Ronk
I try to attach myself to things around me so that they don't slip away.
- Martha Ronk
A number of poems don't work alone. They need to fit together to work. - Martha Ronk
A number of poems don't work alone. They need to fit together to work.
I prefer always to think that I am creating a book, not a series of stand-alone poems. - Martha Ronk
I prefer always to think that I am creating a book, not a series of stand-alone poems.
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
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.
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'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…
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
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.
Looking out a window from different vantage points changes what you see and therefore what you write. - Martha Ronk
Looking out a window from different vantage points changes what you see and therefore what you write.
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
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 …
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 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…
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