I Write Short Stories, And I Wrote

Going To The Library Was The One Place We Got To Go Without Asking For Permission. And They Let Us Choose What We Wanted To Read. It Was A Feeling Of Having A Book Be Mine Entirely.

I've Always Felt That The Poems I've Written Which Have Historical Context Are Hopefully Not Just Simply Plucking Something Out Of History And Saying Great, Let's Write About That. In Every Case What Has Happened Is That I've Become Fascinated Or Haunted By Something And Couldn't Shake It.

In Fact, Sometimes Traveling The World Is A Way Of Not Writing A Poem, But It's The Quality Of Experience. It's Being Able To Experience Something And When You Begin To Write About It Be Able To Apply The Tools That You Need For Writing.

Equality And Self-determination Should Never Be Divided In The Name Of Religious Or Ideological Fervor.

For Many Years, I Thought A Poem Was A Whisper Overheard, Not An Aria Heard.