My work has gotten bonier over the past 10 years. I've always had a narrative thread, but my poems are tougher, more focused now; they use fewer adjectives. The poet's investment in the material is what makes a poem memorable.


The Christian Science Monitor (15 April 2008)

Maxine Kumin Quotes

My work has gotten bonier over the past 10 years. I've always had a narrative thread, but my poems are tougher, more focused now; they use fewer...

My work has gotten bonier over the past 10 years. I've always had a narrative thread, but my poems are tougher, more focused now; they use fewer...

My work has gotten bonier over the past 10 years. I've always had a narrative thread, but my poems are tougher, more focused now; they use fewer...

My work has gotten bonier over the past 10 years. I've always had a narrative thread, but my poems are tougher, more focused now; they use fewer...