I Am This Space My Body Believes

I'm Uncomfortable With The Focus On The Poet And Not On The Poem.

Poetry Helps Me Understand Who I Am. It Helps Me Understand The World Around Me. But Above All, What Poetry Has Taught Me Is The Fact That I Need To Embrace Mystery In Order To Be Completely Human.

Tonight I Feel The Stars Are Out To Use Me For Target Practice.

It Took Me 14 Years To Write Poems About Vietnam. I Had Never Thought About Writing About It, And In A Way I Had Been Systematically Writing Around It.

I Knew Life Began Where I Stood In The Dark, Looking Out Into The Light.