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There's something very authentic about humor, when you think about it. Anybody can pretend to be serious. But you can't pretend to be funny.

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When I became poet laureate, I was in a slightly uncomfortable position because I think a lot of poetry isn't worth reading.

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People think of poetry as a school subject... Poetry is very frustrating to students because they don't have a taste for ambiguity, for one thing. Tha...more

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I don't think anybody reads a book of poetry front to back. Editors and reviewers only. I don't think anybody else does.