Equality And Self-determination Should Never Be Divided

People Write Me From All Over The Country, Asking Me, And Sometimes Even Telling Me, What They Think A Poet Laureate Should Do. I Found That Immensely Valuable.

It's Unfortunate That Sometimes In Schools, There's This Need To Have Things Quantified And Graded.

I Keep The Drafts Of Each Poem In Color-coded Folders. I Pick Up The Folders According To How I Feel About That Color That Day.

The Library Is An Arena Of Possibility, Opening Both A Window Into The Soul And A Door Onto The World.

It's The Combination Of The Intimate And The Public That I Find So Exciting About Being Poet Laureate.