John Yau

John Yau

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

Quotes

• But you were brushing out your hair
  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.
  • "January 18, 1979" lines 7-12, Corpse and Mirror, Henry Holt, 1983

• Why isn't there more meat on this chicken
  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"
  • "Domestic Bliss" lines 10-13, Borrowed Love Poems, Penguin, 2002