I've always thought what I wanted to do was to get as many tones as you can possibly get onto the page and shift gears. I like poems that do that, so that you think you're reading one poem and then you're reading another poem and then you're reading another poem. I like that. Not every line, so that every line is another non sequitur. But when I think of some of the operas that I love best they're the ones that have that spaciousness, that generosity and humor, and at the same time they're wrenching. - Louise Glück