There's So Much To Think About When

My Mother ... Had A Very Deep Inner Spirituality That Allowed Her To Rebuild Her Life. It's Extraordinary That She Had Such A Strong Sense Of Self And Such A Commitment To The Future And Such A Strong Creative Sense That She Could Build New Worlds For Herself And For Us Out Of The Total Devastation In Her Life.

Going Into Politics Is Something People Have Asked Me About Forever.

Well, I Think, You Know, The Arts Are Really What - One Of The Things That Make This Country Strong. We Always Think It's Our Economy Or Our Military Power, But In Fact, I Think It's Our Culture, Our Civilization, Our Ideas, Our Creativity.

In A Funny Way, Poems Are Suited To Modern Life. They're Short, They're Intense. Nobody Has Time To Read A 700-page Book. People Read Magazines, And A Poem Takes Less Time Than An Article.

I Have Come To Believe, More Strongly Than Ever, That After People Die They Really Do Live On Through Those Who Love Them.