Poetry is life distilled.

I see people who talk about America and then undermine it by not paying attention to its soul to its poetry. I see polarization reductionism and superficiality.

America was based on a poetic vision. What will happen when it loses its poetry?

I've done a number of readings at poetry lounges in Vancouver and Los Angeles. I've compiled a book of poetry that's completed and two others I'm working on.

Naming a baby is an act of poetry for many people the only creative moment of their lives.

So poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders.

The first function of poetry is to tell the truth to learn how to do that to find out what you really feel and what you really think.

I don't think it's always good to read lots of poetry.

If there's no money in poetry neither is there poetry in money.

Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10 000 people.