I Thought, After The Pulitzer, At Least

It's Unfortunate That Sometimes In Schools, There's This Need To Have Things Quantified And Graded.

I Carry A Notebook With Me Everywhere. But That's Only The First Step.

I Believe People May Have A Predisposition For Artistic Creativity. It Doesn't Mean They're Going To Make It.

I Never Think Of My Audience When I Write A Poem. I Try To Write Out Of Whatever Is Haunting Me; In Order For A Poem To Feel Authentic, I Have To Feel I'm Treading On Very Dangerous Ground, Which Can Mean That The Resulting Revelations May Prove Hurtful To Other People. The Time For Thinking About That Kind Of Guilt Or Any Collective Sense Of Responsibility, However, Occurs Much Later In The Creative Process, After The Poem Is Finished.

What Writing Does Is To Reveal.