Michael Bamford

“Why do you treasure your voice
when to be one thing
is to be next to nothing?”
― Louise Glück, The Wild Iris

“Yūgen's hallmarks [are] mystery and depth .. . . it is characterized by sadness, unspoken connotations, imagery of a veiled, monochromatic nature, and an atmosphere of haunting beauty.”
― Jane Hirshfield, Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry

“If you can't read, my sister said,
can you be happy?”
― Louise Glück, Winter Recipes from the Collective

“I write about you all the time, I said aloud. Every time I say "I", it refers to you.”
― Louise Glück, Faithful and Virtuous Night