Some people think I'm a total moron and I would hope most people think I'm very good at what I do.
I believe that the short story is as different a form from the novel as poetry is and the best stories seem to me to be perhaps closer in spirit to poetry than to novels.
I teach one semester a year and this year I'm just teaching one course...
Memory is funny. Once you hit a vein the problem is not how to remember but...
Who writes poetry imbibes honey from the poisoned lips of life.
My opinion is that a poet should express the emotion of all the ages and...
I write poetry in order to live more fully.
