Verse is not written, it is bled; Out of the poet's abstract head. Words drip the poem on the page; Out of his grief, delight and rage.

A Lucky American Childhood. On Creative Writing Dutton 1964. Life
Engle is often mistakenly credited with having founded the Iowa Writers' Workshop (an honor that more appropriately belongs to his predecessor Wilbur Schramm).

Paul Engle (October 12 1908 – March 22 1991) noted American poet editor teacher literary critic novelist and playwright.