A Literary Influence Is Never Just A

We Control The Content Of Our Dreams.

We Tend To Put Poems Into Factions. And It Restricts Our Reading.

My Old Teacher's Definition Of Poetry Is An Attempt To Understand.

When I First Started Teaching At Berkeley In 1958, I Could Not Announce That I Was Gay To Anybody, Though Probably Quite A Few Of My Fellow Teachers Knew.

It Was Difficult Being A Teacher And Out Of The Closet In The '50s. By The Time I Retired, The English Department Was Proud Of Having A Gay Poet Of A Certain Minor Fame. It Was A Very Satisfactory Change!