Technology sounds quick and easy, but it ends up taking up too much of your time.

In order for poetry to exist there has to be not-poetry to contrast it with.

I like to look at the interface between words and pictures and wonder about which comes first, a sort of chicken-or-egg type of question.

There are fewer and fewer philosophies that everyone subscribes to. We don't seem to have as many beliefs in common as we used to. Also, we interact much more online. We have all these gadgets to help us manage different aspects of our lives.

What I like best about teaching is that it allows me to explore my own interest with a group.

In Chicago, if you tell someone you're a writer, they look at you suspiciously - as if to say "yeah, right." In New York, people don't question the idea. If you say you're a writer, that's what you are.

I tend to be a pretty spacey and scattered person, so anything that makes me feel "grounded" comes as a welcome relief.