I'm A Writer Who Likes To Be

Maybe There Are Three Or Four Really Good Poets In A Generation.

I Love Painting And Music, Of Course. I Don't Know Nearly As Much About Them As I Know About Poetry. I've Certainly Been Influenced By Fiction. I Was Overwhelmed By War And Peace When I Read It, And I Didn't Read It Until I Was In My Late 20s.

I Thought, 'there Are A Lot Of Poets Who Have The Courage To Look Into The Abyss, But There Are Very Few Who Have The Courage To Look Happiness In The Face And Write About It,' Which Is What I Wanted To Be Able To Do.

If You Want To Know How Much I Love And Care For You, Count The Waves.

I'm A Writer Who Likes To Be Influenced.