Don McKay

"Poets are supremely interested in what language cant do , in order to gesture outside, they use language in a way that flirts with its destruction."

"The nature poet may (should in fact ), resort to the field guide or library but will keep coming back , figuratively speaking, to the trail - to the grain of experience."

"Admitting you are a nature poet, nowadays, may make you seem something of a fool!"

"The first indication of ones status as a nature poet is that one does not invoke language right off when talking about poetry."