• I liked teaching Henry James. When you look down at a Henry James novel from a helicopter height, you find an intricate spider web that all clings together.

    Helen Vendler: I liked teaching Henry James. When you look down at a Henry James novel from a helicopter height, you find an intricate spider web that all clings together.
    "Helen Vendler: Poetry Critic and Fan of Art History". Interview with Amy Sutherland, www.bostonglobe.com. November 17, 2012.