A world without poetry and art would be too much like one without birds or flowers: bearable but a lot less enjoyable.

The job facing American voters… in the days and years to come is to determine which hearts, minds and souls command those qualities best suited to unify a country rather than further divide it, to heal the wounds of a nation as opposed to aggravate its injuries, and to secure for the next generation a legacy of choices based on informed awareness rather than one of reactions based on unknowing fear.

Poetry and art nourish the soul of the world with the flavor-filled substances of beauty, wisdom and truth.