Daughters-in-law Lived With Their Husbands' Parents, Not

Let My Life As Poet Begin. I Want The Life Of The Poet. I Have Labored For Over Twelve Years, One Thousand Pages Of Prose. Now, I Want The Easiness Of Poetry. The Brevity Of The Poem.

When I Am Composing, I Try To Clear My Mind Of Having To Publish, Or Having To Sell A Book Or Find Readers. That Kind Of Thinking Gets In The Way.

Ocean People Are Very Different From Land People. The Ocean Never Stops Saying And Asking Into Ears, Which Don't Sleep Like Eyes.

Do The Right Thing By Whoever Crosses Your Path. Those Coincidental People Are Your People.

When Alone I Am Not Aware Of My Race Or My Sex, Both In Need Of Social Contexts For Definition.