I Am, You Know, A Democrat Through

In Those Rare Moments, When Such A Person Comes Along, We Need To Put Aside Our Plans And Reach For What We Know Is Possible.

In A Funny Way, Poems Are Suited To Modern Life. They're Short, They're Intense. Nobody Has Time To Read A 700-page Book. People Read Magazines, And A Poem Takes Less Time Than An Article.

I've Been A Democrat All My Life.

The Biggest Problem Is People Are Afraid Of Poetry, Think They Can't Understand It Or That It Will Be Boring.

I Feel That My Father's Greatest Legacy Was The People He Inspired To Get Involved In Public Service And Their Communities, To Join The Peace Corps, To Go Into Space. And Really That Generation Transformed This Country In Civil Rights, Social Justice, The Economy And Everything.