I think at the end of the day this movie is respecting what we as women go through as we grow up. The experiences, what we deal with, other women, things about images, things that we deal with as women. This movie addresses that in a very appropriate and sincere way.

When people ask me what I do for a living, I always say, "I get rejected for a living." And that's true.

I think it's hard to be taken seriously as a poet, period.

A lot of young poets today, from what I've heard and experienced, can't get their heads past George W. Bush, and I've heard so many poems about this democracy and this era of politics that I'm kind of bored by it

My parents cultured me a lot and they introduced me to a lot of artists, a lot of their friends.

This will be the fourth time I've seen this film. I'm very proud of it and I think it's a great movie for women of any age. And almost every single man I've talked to has admitted to crying.

People who have seen me read usually come up afterwards and invite me to be a part of something.