I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety.

Poets deal in writing about feelings and trying to find the language and images for intense feelings.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

You can find poetry in your everyday life, your memory, in what people say on the bus, in the news, or just what's in your heart.

How would you prepare to die on a perfect April evening?

I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety.

I like to use simple words, but in a complicated way.