Sadly, because of the enormous gap between rich and poor, some mothers can afford helpers, but many can't. Those who can would be kinder to refrain from criticizing other women.

Because I loved myself, I was loved.

My generation had Doris Day as a role model, then Gloria Steinem--then Princess Diana. We are the most confused generation.

And what if I don't want forgiveness?

A wet dream in the mind of New York.

I mostly hate organized religion, which I think is a force for the oppression of women and creates warfare.

Critics write out of intellectual exercise, not poets. Poets write straight from the heart.