I Considered Going To Film School; I

I Learned To Impersonate The Kind Of Person That Talks About Poetry. It Comes From Teaching, I Think.

Neither Of My Parents Has Been Very Sensitive About My Writing.

The Black Mountain Poet I Like Most Is The Early Creeley. Those Early Poems Seem Very Lyrical And Very Traditional, With A Lot Of Voice And Character.

One Of The Most Powerful Devices Of Poetry Is The Use Of Distortions. You Can Go From Talking About The Way A Minute Passes To The Way A Century Passes, Or A Lifetime.

With Prose You Can Incorporate More Details, Develop Scenes, Sustain The Tension In A Special Way. Prose Has Its Own Speed.