It has been very erotic and provocative for people to wonder about my feelings for women.

Well you got to remember bin Laden killed 3 000 Americans and in some ways he and his ideology killed tens of thousands of his fellow Muslims including Pakistanis. I understand that that was provocative and complicated for Pakistan but only if you accept the idea that he was an acceptable member of Pakistani society.

Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first then read it. Performance is more provocative.

I'm in awe of the universe but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do have a passion for the visual in religious rituals though even though they may be completely empty and bereft of substance. The incense is powerful and provocative whether Buddhist or Catholic.

So there's nothing more provocative than taking a genre that everybody who's cool hates - and then making it cool.