I Wanted To Be A Writer Since

I Wanted To Be A Writer Since I Was In High School, But I Never Thought It Was Possible.

Your Wallet Will Be Stolen, You'll Get Fat, Slip On The Bathroom Tiles Of A Foreign Hotel And Crack Your Hip.

So Much Inspires Me. People Living Their Lives With Courage, Beauty Of All Kinds, Nature In All Its Aspects, People I Love And People I Hardly Know, And, Of Course, Other Poets.

It's Impossible To Feel Good About Yourself If You Are Doing Things That You Aren't Proud Of. . . . It's Essential That You . . . [do] Things You Can Respect And Admire.

I Live In Santa Cruz. I Moved Here In 1974 And Couldn't Leave.