When Reason Breaks is infused with a rare blend of suspense and sensitivity, despair and hope. The poetic spirit of Emily Dickinson shines through th…

- Margarita Engle

I don't understand the whole thrilling verse, but I love the way poetry turns ordinary words into winged things that rise up and soar!

- Margarita Engle

If only the peace I feel right nowcould be stored up and released laterwhen cruelty surrounds mein the darkduring nightmares.

- Margarita Engle

That is how I think of peace and peace of mind-as timid birds that we have to search for, not bold ones that come looking for us.

- Margarita Engle

In Latin America in general, and Cuba in particular, poets have been the inspiration behind struggles for independence, struggles for freedom of all …

- Margarita Engle

I feel certain that words can be as human as people, alive with the breath of compassion.

- Margarita Engle

My mind soarsand whirlsin a danceof wild fearand graceful hope.

- Margarita Engle

If we knew how to find the lost, we would know how to rediscover the parts of our minds left behind in battle.

- Margarita Engle

Opinions. Ideas. Possibilities. So many! How can I choose? Between bursts of lightning-swift energy, I enjoy peaceful moments when the whole world se…

- Margarita Engle