My Temperament Is Not Geared To That

I Have A Sense That Many Americans, Especially Those Like Me With European Or Foreign Parents, Feel They Have To Invent Their Families Just As They Have To Invent Themselves.

I Was Very Lucky To Have A Mother Who Encouraged Me To Become A Poet.

My Temperament Is Not Geared To That Of A Novelist.

No One Can Write Like Vallejo And Not Sound Like A Fraud. He's Just Too Much Himself And Not You.

Listen To These Young Poets And You'll Discover The Voice Of The Present And Hear The Voice Of The Future Before The Future Is Even Here.