The Poetry That Sustains Me Is When

My Inspiration Comes From Everywhere, Just Walking Down The Street And I Never Know Where It's Going To Come From, So I Keep A Notebook With Me At All Times And The Only Criteria For Anything Making It Into That Notebook Is If It Stops Me In My Tracks For Even An Instant, If It Catches My Eye Or My Ear And I Just Write It Down.

Libraries Are Where It All Begins.

I See A Resurgence Of Interest In Poetry. I Am Less Optimistic About The Prospects For The Arts When It Comes To Federal Funding.

It's The Combination Of The Intimate And The Public That I Find So Exciting About Being Poet Laureate.

The Library Is An Arena Of Possibility, Opening Both A Window Into The Soul And A Door Onto The World.