My Temperament Is Not Geared To That

My Mother Carried On And Supported Us; Her Ambition Had Been To Write Poetry And Songs.

I Listen To Jazz About Three Hours A Day. I Love Louis Armstrong.

My Temperament Is Not Geared To That Of A Novelist.

You Have To Follow Where The Poem Leads. And It Will Surprise You. It Will Say Things You Didn't Expect To Say. And You Look At The Poem And You Realize, 'that Is Truly What I Felt.' That Is Truly What I Saw.

The Irony Is, Going To Work Every Day Became The Subject Of Probably My Best Poetry.