The Only People Worth Writing

Creativity Demands Nothing Less Than All You Have. Talent Alone Is Never Enough.

Nothing You Write Is Ever Lost To You. At Some Other Level Your Mind Is Working On It.

Memory Is The Crux Of Our Humanity. Without Memory We Have No Identities. That Is Really Why I Am Committing An Autobiography.

I'm Very Dependant. I Fall Apart Regularly.

We Need Poetry Most At Those Moments When Life Astounds Us With Losses, Gains, Or Celebrations. We Need It Most When We Are Most Hurt, Most Happy, Most Downcast, Most Jubilant. Poetry Is The Language We Speak In Times Of Greatest Need. And The Fact That It Is An Endangered Species In Our Culture Tells Us That We Are In Deep Trouble.