Seeing Yourself As Responsible For

Many Poets Write Books. They'll Tell You: Well, I've Got My Next Book, But There Are Two Poems I Need To Write, One About X, One About Y. This Is A Wonder To Me.

Because A Poem Is Not Written While Running Or While Answering The Phone. It's Written In Whatever Minutes One Has. Sometimes You Have Half An Hour.

I Wish I Wrote More About The World At More Distance From Myself.

I Think This Is True For All Artists. My Senses Are Very Important To Me.

Baseball Is Reassuring. It Makes Me Feel As If The World Is Not Going To Blow Up.