John Yau



John Yau (born June 5, 1950) is an American poet and critic.

Quotes
and singing to yourself. And, for a moment, I think I saw what those artists saw — someone half in love with herself and half in love with the world.
 * But you were brushing out your hair
 * "January 18, 1979" lines 7-12, Corpse and Mirror, Henry Holt, 1983

It's as if the damned thing began starving itself once it knew what the future had in store for it Is this what they mean by "organic"
 * Why isn't there more meat on this chicken
 * "Domestic Bliss" lines 10-13, Borrowed Love Poems, Penguin, 2002