Change Isn't Easy, It Takes Time.

I Never Thought I'd Be Doing Poetry Books. I Never Really Studied Poetry. But The First One I Did Was After My Mother Died, And I Realized That People Sort Of Think And Talk About Her Style And Fashion, But In Fact, What Made Her The Person She Was Was Really Her Love Of Reading And Ideas.

I Grew Up In A Household Where Reading Was Encouraged. My Mother Believed In The Power Of Words, And My Father Obviously Did Too.

John And I Were Lucky Because Our Mother Was A Strong Woman With High Expectations And A Strong Sense Of Values. She Encouraged Us To Pursue Things We Were Interested In And Not Think About What Other People Wanted Us To Do.

We Need A President Who Is Not Afraid Of Complexity, Who Believes In An Open And Tolerant Society, And Who Knows That The World Can Be Made New Again - And That President Is Al Gore.

I Can’t Stand To Hear His [obama’s] Voice Anymore. He’s A Liar, And Worse.