The First Year Was Like Icing. Then

I Am Often Asked Why I Write, And I Don't Know Really--i Just Want To.

Once A Happy Old Man One Can Never Change The Core Of Things, And Light Burns You The Harder For It.

My Feeling Is That Most Political Poetry Is Preaching To The Choir, And That The People Who Are Going To Make The Political Changes In Our Lives Are Not The People Who Read Poetry, Unfortunately. Poetry Not Specifically Aimed At Political Revolution, Though, Is Beneficial In Moving People Toward That Kind Of Action, As Well As Other Kinds Of Action. A Good Poem Makes Me Want To Be Active On As Many Fronts As Possible.

You Stupefied Me. We Waxed, Carnivores, Late And Alight In The Beaded Winter. All Was Ominous, Luminous.

The First Year Was Like Icing. Then The Cake Started To Show Through.