Being Poet Laureate Made Me

I Was Appointed Poet Laureate. It Came Totally Out Of The Blue Because Most Poet Laureates Had Been Considerably Older Than I. It Was Not Something That I Even Had Begun To Dream About!

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

I Try To Show What It Is About Language And Music That Enthralls, Because I Think Those Are The Two Elements Of Poetry.

Sometimes A Word Is Found So Right It Trembles At The Slightest Explanation.

It Really Wasn't Until I Was In College When I Began To Write More And More, And I Realized I Was Scheduling My Entire Life Around My Writing