What Writing Does Is To Reveal.

Nothing Is Too Small. Nothing Is Too, Quote-unquote, Ordinary Or Insignificant. Those Are The Things That Make Up The Measure Of Our Days, And They're The Things That Sustain Us. And They're The Things That Certainly Can Become Worthy Of Poetry.

I Think Reading Shakespeare's Plays When I Was Young Was Extremely Important. He Had The Ability To Make Utter Strangers Come Alive.

My First Advice Would Be To Read, Read, Read, Which Sounds Interesting Coming In A Digital Age, But It's So Much Easier To Listen To A Poem Than It Is To Sit Down And Actually Read It And To Hear It In Your Head And That Is Something That Every Poet Or Aspiring Poet Needs To Be Able To Do, I Think To Hear It In Their Head.

There Are Distinct Duties Of A Poet Laureate. I Plan A Reading Series At The Library Of Congress And Advise The Librarian. The Rest Is How I Want To Promote Poetry

The Sound Of The Mandolin Is A Very Curious Sound Because It's Cheerful And Melancholy At The Same Time, And I Think It Comes From That Shadow String, The Double Strings.