I Read A Poem Every Night, As

I'd Thought Sexuality Was Instinctive Or Natural, But It's Profoundly Linked To Inner Security And Cultural Context.

Our Steps Invent The Path As We Proceed; Behind Us They Leave No Trace, Only The Void. So We Shall Always Look Ahead And Trust Our Feet. They Will Take Us As Far As Our Minds Will Go... -- Tahar Ben Jelloun

People Must Insist On The Right To Say No, To Be Alone, To Stand Out From The Herd. Creative Artists Can Say All This In Their Own Way And In Their Own Field, By Hard, Rigorous Work.

For Me, Poetry Is A Situation - A State Of Being, A Way Of Facing Life And Facing History.

New Ideas Should Confront Old Ideas. We Must Refer To The Example Of Europe. People Have Fought To Make Europe What It Is Today. Freedom Is Not Something That Is Served Up On A Plate.