Blake has always been a favorite, the lyrics, not so much the prophetic books, but I suppose Yeats influenced me more as a young poet, and the American, Robert Frost.

I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to a pattern gives me original ideas.

There's no friend like someone who has known you since you were five.

You've got criminal courts and child welfare officials refusing to do their jobs and protect children so they can shift the cases over to family court where predatory professionals can turn a dirty buck off the atrocities committed against children.

Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions.

A hobbyhorse can be a tiring ride for nonenthusiasts.

Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.