The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry, all that he has learned about poetry, is only a partial assurance.
“I have no regrets. I don't believe in looking back. What I am proudest of? Working really hard... and achieving as much as I could.”
“I can analyse the trajectory of my popularity and find out why the peak was a peak and the valley was a valley - grapple with it that way - but I prefer not to analyse it that much.”