What was the good of dreaming of adventure if you turned your back on the first one that came your way?
Poetry, for me, conveys the essence of narrative rather than its particulars.
The fact that I seem to prefer seals over any other animal brides is something I hadn't actually realized until this moment. Perhaps it's because there's a lot of very cool folklore about it.
Not all animal brides are doomed. Not all men are greedy or violent or possessive.
I can't rhyme for little green apples. What I can do is scan and make patterns.
I've always loved stories of animals and birds that can appear to be human, just by taking off their skins or their feathers.