Collected Poems Volume One 1995-2004 (Volume 1)

One of the most curious and enjoyable aspects of poetry is that a poem often summarizes a thought, an experience, or an emotion in a manner that cannot be equaled by prose. Perhaps that is why lines of poetry are quoted so often by writers and speakers. Frequently, nothing sums up a situation like a line or phrase of verse can do. --from the introduction to Poems 1999