You Say To Yourself, Well, This Poem

I Wanted To Spend All My Time Writing Poetry. But When I Had Children I Couldn't Do That Anymore.

The Models Of Adulthood Are Disappearing Fast. How Can Two People Have A New Marriage If Neither Of Them Is An Adult?

Before I Was A Parent I Was Struck By Rilke, Who, As You Know, Didn't Go To His Daughter's Wedding Because He Was Writing A Poem That Day. That Was The Ideal For Artistic Behavior In 1950. That's The Way I Wanted To Live.

The Best Poems Take Long Journeys. I Like Poetry Best That Journeys--while Remaining In The Human Scale--to The Other World, Which May Be A Place As Easily Overlooked As A Bee's Wing

One Out Of Three Black Men Are In The Criminal Justice System In Some Form. Their Despair Is Beginning To Resonate Through The Entire Culture; That Is Why Suburban Children Want Rap Music.