I'm A Grandmother, And A Mighty Proud

The Hope For A Messiah Puts Too Much On That One Person. And You Think That Absolves You Of Personal Responsibility And You Don't Have To Act Because That Person Will Do It For You.

No Agent Wants To See A Book Until He Or She Has Decided Whether To Pursue The Relationship

Organizer Is Kind Of A Grand Term For What I Was Doing. I Answered An Ad That The Presbyterian Church Of Chicago Put Up On College Campuses. I Was At The University Of Kansas, And It's Somewhat Relevant To My Life And Work That I'm A Jew. But They Weren't Doing A Religious Litmus Test. They Wanted Energetic, Civil-rights-committed College Students To Come Help Them Run Some Summer Programs.

I Realised I'd Never Climb Everest But Thought I Could Still Write A Book

She Knew The Intensity Of Adolescence, And Knew No Cure For It Except Growing Up. And Then One Has Age And Experience, And Mourns The Loss Of Intensity. Maybe It's Why Musicians And Mathmaticians Are Said To Peak Young-poetry Needs The Fire Of An Unbounded Universe.