There are not many poets whose fame rests on a single work. Helen Vendler More Quotes by Helen Vendler More Quotes From Helen Vendler I believe that poems are a score for performance by the reader, and that you become the speaking voice. You don't read or overhear the voice in the poem - you are the voice in the poem. Helen Vendler performance you voice believe I would like to spend more time with Spanish poetry. I know French better than Spanish, but Spanish was my first language, and my father spoke it to us. Helen Vendler language poetry time father