I Always Loved Science. And In Fact,

For Years, I Had Heard About The Lack Of Interest In Literature In The U.s. And I Had Complained About The Lack Of Respect Artists Got Here. In My Heart, I Failed To Understand How People Could Fail To Be Moved By Art.

For Many Years, I Thought A Poem Was A Whisper Overheard, Not An Aria Heard.

To Practice Your Scales, So To Speak, In Order Play The Symphony, Is What You Have To Do As A Young Poet.

The Library Is An Arena Of Possibility, Opening Both A Window Into The Soul And A Door Onto The World.

I Was Apprehensive. I Feared Every Time I Talked About Poetry, It Would Be Filtered Through The Lens Of Race, Sex, And Age.