I don't write every day, but if I go more than a couple of months without writing, I begin to get a little nervous. I usually have bursts of poems. F….

When I shut off the verbal, I like to escape into the visual..

In Chicago, if you tell someone you're a writer, they look at you suspiciously - as if to say "yeah, right." In New York, people don't question the i….

What I like best about teaching is that it allows me to explore my own interest with a group..

The postcard is sacred to me. It makes me sad that no one sends them very much anymore because of email and texting. I still like to buy them, but th….

I never liked the philosophy that you can have everything and be everything and that something is wrong if you don't want that. I'm terrible at multi….

I tend to like poems that are short as well as funny. I love Joe Brainard and Aram Saroyan. And I think their sense of humor and minimalist approach ….

I think poetry workshops get a bad rap. I'm sure some aren't good, but in general, I like the format. I try and keep mine pretty informal. Sometimes ….

I can never plan out what direction my poems will take in terms of either form or content. I wish I could but it doesn't work that way for me. If I t….

I think the more stability a person has, the more they can follow esoteric or intellectual pursuits..

I have a lot of respect for advertising. If I didn't teach and could go back in time, I might try and become a copywriter. I especially like print ad….

Technology sounds quick and easy, but it ends up taking up too much of your time..

It's my experience that people write better when they feel at ease and free to experiment, rather than being in a competitive, hypercritical atmosphe….

In a machine, every part has a function. In a poem, every word needs to be there..

I wonder if books become in essence "files" if people wouldn't write them differently. I'm used to writing print books and I enjoy the slowness of th….

I've always liked language and been a big reader. I always loved books as objects. My favorite time of year as a child was September when we'd go buy….

I don't like speed. I would have made a terrible Futurist. Even when I did take drugs, I never liked amphetamines and much preferred the slow taffy-p….

There are fewer and fewer philosophies that everyone subscribes to. We don't seem to have as many beliefs in common as we used to. Also, we interact ….

The inner and outer, the visible and invisible, the abstract and concrete - you've got to get the balance right (not that I do, but it's something to….

The earth has always supported me in all my endeavors. I trust it..

I like to look at the interface between words and pictures and wonder about which comes first, a sort of chicken-or-egg type of question..