I'm always doing poems from a place of not-knowing, a place of ignorance in a way.
Alison Hawthorne DemingBringing science into poetry is one way of acknowledging some of the richest stuff that is in my cultural moment.
Alison Hawthorne DemingOnce you realize that human actions affect every bit of earth and sky, you realize that the environment isn't just what surrounds us - it's all one whole.
Alison Hawthorne DemingA lot of times students will come up to me and say, "Well, I can't write because I don't know what I think about such-and-such." And I say, "That's why you have to write." You don't wait until you know, because then who cares - it's static.
Alison Hawthorne Deming