I Always Loved Science. And In Fact,

My Childhood Library Was Small Enough Not To Be Intimidating. And Yet I Felt The Whole World Was Contained In Those Two Rooms. I Could Walk Any Aisle And Smell Wisdom.

Poetry Connects You To Yourself, To The Self That Doesn't Know How To Talk Or Negotiate.

Being Poet Laureate Made Me Realize I Was Capable Of A Larger Voice. There Is A More Public Utterance I Can Make As A Poet.

I Think That You Certainly Don't Have To Be Aged And Travel The World To Write A Poem.

When I Was Young, I Was Older Than I Am Today.