Follow Your Own Weird.

Acclaim Is A Distraction.

Poetry For Me Is As Much A Spiritual Practice As Sexual Ecstasy Is.

Most Poets In Their Youth Begin In Adolescent Sadness. I Find It More Rewarding To End In Gladness.

If Bitterness Wants To Get Into The Act, I Offer It A Cookie Or A Gumdrop.

Life's Major Challenge: Getting Reborn Often Enough.