If we really want to be full and generous in spirit we have no choice but to...
The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that for a minute the clouds...
I see a resurgence of interest in poetry. I am less optimistic about the...
There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the...
Instead of trying to come up and pontificate on what literature is you need...
Have you ever heard a good joke? If you've ever heard someone just right...
I try to show what it is about language and music that enthralls because I...
Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.
My father is a chemist my mother was a homemaker. My parents instilled in us...
Without imagination we can go nowhere. And imagination is not restricted to...
The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.
