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I sometimes like to tinker with poems that have failed, ones that I have sent aside. Even years afterward, I will revisit them if there is something... →
My obsession with time informs my poetry so completely it is hard for me to summarize it. We want time to pass, for new things to happen to us, we... →
Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in order to respect the privacy of the subject. If readers make the link... →
I became intrigued with colour theory. The absurd pronouncements of the Colour Institute, a group that decides what colours are hot each year or... →
I feel very connected to poets across the country.
I find it exhausting to administer a magazine without an office or paid staff.
I would not say I chose to write long poems on a conscious level. The long poem has been a relative constant.
If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect.
In the past, poetry came in the form of spells and chants used to effect change.
Most victims of my autobiographical verse are either far too polite, remarkably understanding unaware that I have written poems about them.
Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools.
Poets can't resist the dramatic pull of their lives and so inevitably write autobiographical verse.
Some readers allow their prejudices to blind them. A good reader knows how to disregard inappropriate responses.
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