I love painting and music of course. I don't know nearly as much about them as I know about poetry. I've certainly been influenced by fiction. I was overwhelmed by War and Peace when I read it and I didn't read it until I was in my late 20s.
I would ask my dad what he did and he'd say 'I listen to people's problems.' In some way what he did for a living is in my genes.
What I lack in energy I have in wisdom.
I don't want to lose my fitness. I'm 45. I have two babies. I've got a long...
When I win awards, I think of my father.
To me I'm just a regular person going to the mall with friends and now I'm...
My sensei was a British karate champion named Brian Fitkin. He was my mentor...
