I don't see that a single line can constitute a stanza, although it can constitute a whole poem.

The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation.

Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense of what can and cannot be done.

The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint.

Babies are not brought by storks and poets are not produced by workshops.

Hearing that the same men who brought us 'South Park' were mounting a musical to be called 'The Book of Mormon,' we were tempted to turn away, as from an inevitable massacre.

One does not become a guru by accident.

Windbags can be right. Aphorists can be wrong. It is a tough world.

In rap, as in most popular lyrics, a very low standard is set for rhyme; but this was not always the case with popular music.

My feeling is that poetry will wither on the vine if you don't regularly come back to the simplest fundamentals of the poem: rhythm, rhyme, simple subjects - love, death, war.

English poetry begins whenever we decide to say the modern English language begins, and it extends as far as we decide to say that the English language extends.

A value added life is a fruitful life

Maybe the Americans should have brought baseballs instead of bombs.

A product is only as good as the process it passed through.

Looking for someone to value what you have, will keep you coming up empty.

Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California.

If you give people a good enough 'why', they will always figure out the 'how'.

As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.

Keep a gratitude journal. Write down at least three things a day you are either thankful for, made you smile or genuinely inspired you.

Happiness is like the first blissful intoxication of morphine.It doesn't last very long.

All obvious moves look dubious in analysis after the game.