... the fact is, they are sculptures, since they show the relationship of object to object and that is the idea and purpose of a sculpture. I've got nothing against 'poetry,' but it's only resonance and tempo. Each of my works is perhaps also indeed a poetic sculpture. It's not that I think it's a bad word, poetry, but I'm not a poet, since a poet is concerned with the relationship of human beings to human beings.

Gerti Fietzek, Gregor Stemmrich. Having been said: writings & interviews of Lawrence Weiner, 1968-2003, Hatje Cantz, 2004. p. 158