It is the nature of poetry to emphasize that the physical sounds of words come from a particular body , one at a time, in a particular order. - Robert Pinsky

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It is the nature of poetry to emphasize that the physical sounds of words come from a particular body , one at a time, in a particular order.

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About Robert Pinsky

Robert Pinsky (born October 20, 1940) is an American poet, essayist, literary critic, and translator. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.

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